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Aykut Eroglu, a senior police officer familiar with the program, told Turkey\u2019s state-run news agency Anadolu that Eren\u2019s laser weapon would primarily target enemies\u2019 military ammunition stockpiles and bombs in the field.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first of its kind worldwide,\u201d Eroglu had said.<\/p>\n
The Eren recently passed firing tests, during which it used its laser for 90 seconds at a distance of 500 meters, 30 seconds at 300 meters and 10 seconds at 100 meters.<\/p>\n
Asisguard is considered an up and coming drone specialist in the country. The company previously\u00a0developed the Songar<\/a>, which received upgrades in February. As part of the upgrade program, the small Turkish defesne firm Akda\u015f installed a 40mm grenade launcher to the Songar. The upgraded Songar is armed with the AK40-GL system and has a firing range of 400 meters. The drone successfully passed acceptance tests.<\/p>\n Several state-controlled and private Turkish companies have\u00a0worked on directed-energy technology<\/a>\u00a0since 2010. Ozgur Eksi, an Ankara-based defense analyst, told Defense News earlier this year that from an operational point of view, directed-energy weapons are meant to increase fire power, serve as a deterrent, and complement armed and unarmed drone warfare development.<\/p>\n \u201cDrone warfare architecture may be the most critical operational use, especially for asymmetrical warfare inside Turkey or in cross-border operations [in Syria and Iraq],\u201d Eksi said.<\/p>\n Turkey has been fighting Kurdish insurgents since 1984 \u2014 a conflict that has seen tens of thousands of people die, including civilians. The Turkish military has targeted the group in northern Iraq and Syria.<\/p>\n Mas informaci\u00f3n:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.thedefensepost.com\/2021\/12\/14\/turkey-laser-equipped-drone\/<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n