Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test

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Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test

Roketsan’s Laser Weapon ALKA Passed First Test

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.”

Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test

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].

Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test

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

Roketsan’s Laser Weapon Passed First Test