ASELSAN’s EJDERHA mobile HPeM system, integrated on Otokar’s ARMA 6x6 armoured vehicle to counter IED threats, has entered the Turkish Army’s inventory.
Turkish MoD and ASELSAN announced the entry of the EJDERHA mobile HPeM system into the Turkish Army’s inventory, focusing on electronically triggered IED threats with its soft/functional kill equipment.
The system mounted on Otokar’s ARMA 6x6 armoured vehicle, also used for the PUHU 3-LT ESM system as a platform option, consists of a HPeM weapon for functional kill and jammers at the back for soft kill.
The HPeM system with a large antenna at the front disables the electronics of IED setups through short-circuiting, while the rear jammers are used to break the command link between the remote and explosives.
Alongside the C-IED EJDERHA, ASELSAN has also launched the production of EJDERHA/AD 200 as another HPeM weapon for C-UAS use, operating on the same principle with a different antenna layout. EJDERHA/AD 200 is a towed system with a dish antenna that is aimed at the UAVs, causing a crash by damaging the electric motors or the internal electronics.
HPeM weapons have recently shown promise in the C-UAS field due to low cost per engagement and practicality, as it is sufficient to hold the target within the kill zone, which is short ranged but far easier to do compared to gun-based engagements, where external ballistics are involved. Addittionally, these weapons do not suffer from the jamming resistance of fibre-optic cables due to targeting the circuitry.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
