05.07.2025, 22:25
Zitat:ASELSAN Completes YILDIRIM 100 DIRCM’s Tests for Helicopters
05 Jul 2025, 21:55 2 mins
Turkiye
Weapon / Missile Sensors
ASELSAN Completes YILDIRIM 100 DIRCM’s Tests for Helicopters TurDef
ASELSAN shared the test footage of YILDIRIM 100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) set to be integrated on helicopters against various MANPADS threats.
Demonstration of YILDIRIM 100 against MANPADS missiles, which represent the greatest threat to helicopters, marks an important progress in not only upgrading the survivability of helicopters as a follow-up to the HEWS.
Whereas HEWS uses sensory information gathered from missile warning and RF receivers and utilises jammers or dispensed countermeasures, YILDIRIM 100 uses small laser turrets also directed by warning systems to jam the infrared seekers by sending out beams, causing a loss of guidance.
YILDIRIM 100 is capable of tracking and jamming multiple incoming missiles with a dual-turret layout. The multi-band laser provides effectiveness against MANPADS of different types, as seen in the test.
https://turdef.com/article/aselsan-compl...elicopters
Zitat:Kemankeş 1 Fired From Akıncı UCAV Hits Ground Targets
05 Jul 2025, 21:37 2 mins
Turkiye
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems
Kemankeş 1 Fired From Akıncı UCAV Hits Ground Targets TurDef
Kemankeş 1 loitering munitions fired from Akıncı UCAV successfully hit two ground targets in the test, following the test against towed air targets.
Two jet-powered loitering munitions specifically developed by Baykar for UCAV platforms hit the ground targets with minimal deviation. One of the munitions is seen to be without a warhead, while the other appears to have been fitted with a warhead, based on the footage taken with the Bayraktar TB2.
The presence of two antennas on the nose, also seen in the previous test, suggests Akıncı has been fitted with data link antennas for the control of Kemankeş 1 munitions.
https://turdef.com/article/kemankes-1-fi...nd-targets