ASELSAN Presents DRONEDEF C-UAS System at Eurosatory 2026
ASELSAN has displayed its new layered C-UAS system, DRONEDEF, combining different effectors at the Eurosatory 2026 land defence exhibition held in France.
ihtar News
Land
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Land
E/W
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ASELSAN Tests GÖKBERK, Upgraded İHTAR and EJDERHA/AD 210
ASELSAN announced the tests of GÖKBERK laser weapon alongside the upgraded versions of İHTAR C-UAS jammer, EJDERHA/AD HPeM weapon for DRONEDEF C-UAS system.
Land
E/W
Expo and Air Show
SAHA EXPO 2026: İHTAR C-UAS Jammer Gets AESA Radars
ASELSAN’s İHTAR C-UAS system has received an upgrade with four AESA radar panels replacing the AURA 100-G radar and a new antenna layout for the jammer.
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN’s GÖKBERK Laser Weapon Downs Various UAV Types
GÖKBERK laser weapon successfully downed a rotary-wing UAV, fixed-wing UAV, and a ducted rotor FPV at ranges beyond one kilometre in the recent firing tests.
E/W
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
Russia Tests Rapira-2 Gun/Jammer C-UAS System
Russian MoD has published the new Rapira-2 C-UAS system testing footage combining a machine gun and jammer to intercept UAV threats.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ALKA laser Directed Energy weapon Downs FPV Drone in Test
ROKETSAN's ALKA Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) has taken down an FPV drone in a recent test. The target FPV drone was tracked by the METEKSAN Retinar FAR.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
ASELSAN's SARP RCWS Gains C-UAS Capability
ASELSAN's SARP line of RCWS will receive C-UAS capability with AI-powered targeting algorithms.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Communication
Sensors
ASELSAN Shows Çelik Kubbe Integrated Air Defence System
Following the SSİK decision on Çelik Kubbe Integrated Air Defense System (IADS), ASELSAN displayed system components covering different altitudes.
E/W
ASELSAN KANGAL Jammers' Deliveries Continue
ASELSAN continues its mobile jammer system KANGAL's deliveries to the Turkish Armed Forces against UAV and IED threats.
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