ASELSAN has successfully completed the effectiveness tests of the YILDIRIM-100 system, which it developed to protect aircraft from infrared guided missile threats, with real missile warheads. The system, which is based on advanced laser technology, significantly increases the survivability of air platforms by dulling and changing the direction of the seeker heads of approaching missiles.
YILDIRIM-100 was tested against a real threat
The YILDIRIM-100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System operates with multi-band laser energy. The most striking feature of the system is that it disables the function of the seeker heads with the highly sensitive laser beams it sends to approaching guided missiles. Thus, the missiles deviate from their target and become ineffective.
The system can work in integration with missile warning systems and flare throwers on the platform. YILDIRIM-100, which can perform synchronized laser transmission in multi-band with the sensitive tracking unit and laser module it contains, can adapt to different scenarios and threats. Low power consumption and high availability are also among the notable technical advantages of the system.
With this new system implemented in its 50th anniversary, ASELSAN has achieved another high-level technology in the field of laser-based countermeasures. This technology is among the advanced directed energy systems that only a few countries have. The developed system is expected to significantly increase the survival chances of critical platforms in modern warfare environments.
