️ Lessons learned: Turkey discovers modern warfare has changed
️ Lessons learned: Turkey discovers modern warfare has changed
Turkey has seen modern war and doesn’t want to be on the receiving end of a drone swarm.
After watching cheap drones used in mass attacks change warfare from east Europe to the Middle East, Ankara is rushing to modernize its forces with a new generation of electronic warfare, laser and counter-drone systems.
At the SAHA 2026 exhibition in Istanbul, Turkish arms giant ASELSAN unveiled a set of new designs to strengthen the country's ‘Steel Dome’ air defense network.
Electronic warfare systems
️ KORAL AD – a land-based mobile radar jammer that detects, identifies and jams hostile radars. It can deceive enemy aircraft radars, strengthening air defense
️ ILGAR – a mobile radio jamming system targeting the VHF, UHF and SHF bands. It blocks enemy radio chatter, including frequency-hopping systems, while on the move
️ EJDERHA – a high-powered microwave weapon that destroy drones, now upgraded with radar and electro-optical sensors for autonomous use
Drone-vs-drone and laser systems
GOKALP – an AI-powered interceptor drone that autonomously hunts and destroys FPVs through kinetic impact
MIGFER – a vehicle-mounted «hard-kill’ system using shotguns with special ammunition to shoot down drones within 150 metres protecting tanks and other armored vehicles
GOKBERK 10kW laser – designed close-range air defense of buildings and ground vehicles
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