29.12.2024, 00:02
Zitat:Roketsan’s ALKA DEW Blows Up ERA Block with Laser at Test
28 Dec 2024, 20:57 2 mins
Weapon / Missile
oketsan’s ALKA DEW Blows Up ERA Block with Laser at Test TurDef
ROKETSAN has shared a test footage of the ALKA Directed Energy Weapon (DEW), where it detonated a 10 mm Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) block with the laser.
Other types of targets included in ALKA's target portfolio, such as rotary/fixed-wing UAVs and IEDs, were also destroyed. However, blowing up an ERA block is the most interesting part, as the engagement of armoured vehicles is not among the goals at the moment.
ROKETSAN might be aiming for ALKA to act as a scarecrow against incoming armoured vehicles in addition to defence against UAVs by soft/hard kill. With sufficient range, the enemy tank's crew might lose composure upon the ERA detonating, thinking the tank is receiving fire. Additionally, taking chunks off ERA can increase the chances of ATGMs or kamikaze UAVs successfully damaging the tank.
However, this is the case assuming ALKA could detonate the ERA before the tank can engage the tank, which requires further advancement in power generation considering the current effective range.
https://turdef.com/article/roketsan-s-al...er-at-test
Zitat:Bayraktar TB2 UAV Test Fires KEMANKEŞ 1 Mini Cruise Missile
28 Dec 2024, 23:41 2 mins
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB2 UAV Test Fires KEMANKEŞ 1 Mini Cruise Missile TurDef
During a recent test, Baykar released a video of KEMANKEŞ 1 mini cruise missile, which was fired at a target on the ground from the Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV.
The mini cruise missile's engine was started before the drop, as seen in the footage.
Another essential detail is an antenna under the wing, also present under AKINCI UCAV, used in the tests of the UAV-122 aeroballistic missile with a TV seeker. This suggests the antenna allows communication between the launch platform and optically-guided munitions with MITL capability so the operator can control the munition.
KEMANKEŞ 1 is a mini cruise missile weighing 40 kg, light enough for Bayraktar TB2 to carry two. Thanks to turbojet propulsion, KEMANKEŞ 1 can reach a range of 150 km in fire-and-forget mode and 50+ km with MITL. The guidance consists of GNSS and gimbal EO/IR, tripling as a terminal seeker, ISR tool (By feed to the operator), and navigation sensor. The five-kilogram warhead allows KEMANKEŞ 1 to engage fragile and critical targets like radars and missile launchers.
Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV will also be capable of using KEMANKEŞ 1, which will provide stand-off strike capability for supporting the operations of its mothership TCG ANADOLU (L400) LHD.
https://turdef.com/article/bayraktar-tb2...se-missile