In Impressive Display, Turkish Fighter Jet Uses Laser Beam to Shoot Down Missile Before Impact

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 07/07/2025 at 11:36

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In Real Test, Laser System Developed in Turkey Takes Down Heat-Seeking Missile and Will Be Integrated into Fifth-Generation Fighter KAAN.

Turkey successfully completed a real test of its YILDIRIM-100 laser system with a fighter jet. The equipment took down a heat-seeking missile during flight, in an automated maneuver that shows a significant leap in the country’s air defense. The system is developed by Aselsan, Turkey’s leading defense company.

How The System Works

The YILDIRIM-100 is a high-precision infrared countermeasure. During tests, it identified and neutralized air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles using high energy multi-band laser beams.

The system directly targets the missile’s seeker head and disorients it before impact.

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Advantages of YILDIRIM-100

The equipment stands out for its small size, low power consumption, and high compatibility with NATO standards. This facilitates its installation both on new and old aircraft.

The company also highlighted the low maintenance cost and the platform’s readiness for immediate combat use.

The system is considered a response to the growing threat of low-cost portable missiles, known as MANPADS, used by armed groups around the world.

As conventional flares are losing effectiveness, the use of infrared lasers emerges as a more effective defense.

Ambitious Plan with Fighter KAAN

Aselsan also revealed that it is working on a more advanced version of the system, called YILDIRIM-300.

It will be installed on the fifth-generation fighter KAAN, developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries. This will make KAAN the second fighter in the world with this type of defense, behind only the Su-57 from Russia.

The KAAN fighter is being designed with a focus on air superiority, networked warfare, and low radar detectability. The expectation is that it will enter production in the next decade.

The addition of DIRCM will enhance its survivability in high-threat environments.

By developing its own laser defense system and integrating it into a national aircraft, Turkey takes another step towards its military independence.

The goal is to combine local technologies to ensure superiority in future air combat.

In Impressive Display, Turkish Fighter Jet Uses Laser Beam to Shoot Down Missile Before Impact

In Real Test, Laser System Developed in Turkey Takes Down Heat-Seeking Missile and Will Be Integrated into Fifth-Generation Fighter KAAN.

How The System Works

Advantages of YILDIRIM-100

Ambitious Plan with Fighter KAAN

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How The System Works

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