SURALP (STR) Weapon Locating Radar was spotted during Commander-in-Chief of the Turkish Land Forces Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu’s visit to Şırnak. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu’s inspection visit included a base in the Zinar Mountain, part of the Claw-Lightning Operation Zone, 23rd Infantry Division Command, and 48th Border Brigade Command. The Turkish MoD announced SURALP to have entered the inventory in 2021.
SURALP, developed by ASELSAN to detect and track RAM (Rocket-Artillery-Mortar) group of threats to provide situational awareness and direct fire support assets to respond, was spotted during the visit.
SURALP’s placement is important thanks to the alert and quick response capabilities it brings to the service of Turkish personnel. Terrorist organisations PKK and YPG are known to have attacked the bases in operation zones using mortars and rockets. A range of 250 km (Previously announced as 100 km) can cover a large portion of the operation zone.
The information from SURALP can be used to fire on the predicted location of attackers with assets such as 155 mm artilleries and MLRS systems. This is thanks to calculations based on ballistic paths being used to predict the firing point.
ASELSAN is also working on a C-RAM solution based on the KORKUT 35 mm gun-based air defence system. C-RAM KORKUT for bases was shown as a part of the GÖKKUBE system alongside the SERHAT mortar detection radar.
