Roketsan’s ALKA Directed Energy Weapon System (DEWS) passed the first test, where Bursa-based Ermaksan is a subcontractor. President of Defence Industry Agency (SSB) Professor İsmail Demir announced on his social media account that ALKA had passed an essential test stage.
Demir said, “Alka, which consists of a high-power laser weapon with an electromagnetic jamming system, a target detection radar, and a target tracking system, provides superior detection, tracking and destruction capability against ground and air targets at the level of seconds.”
As a very close hybrid air defence system, DEWS uses electromagnetic and laser technology against asymmetric threats. Threats are interfered with by Electromagnetic Jamming System [EJS] and are destroyed by Laser Destruction System [LDS] with two-layered defence architecture. It can also be used to counter bomb traps in residential areas and roadside Improvised Explosive Devices [IEDs].
System Specifications
- Effective Laser Destruction Range 750 m
- Interfering Mini / Micro UAVs by EJS
- Detecting and Tracking Threats by Radar
- High Precision Target Tracking with Electro-Optical Target Tracking System
- Selection of the Precise Destruction Point on the Target
- Automatic Target Detection and Tracking Through Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Image Processing [Minimum False Alarm / Warning Rate]
- Ability to Command from the Command Center Day-Night Operations
- Low Cost per Shot Compared to Conventional Methods
- Mobile and/or Stationary Usage
