ASELSAN‘s GÖKBERK Mobile Laser Weapon System has proven its capabilities in effectively countering FPV (First-Person View) drones, an emerging and critical threat in modern warfare. During recent testing, the system successfully detected, automatically tracked, and neutralized FPV drone threats across various scenarios. GÖKBERK’s rapid response time and precise targeting further highlight its potential as a key component of Türkiye’s national air defense initiative, Steel Dome.
ASELSAN, Türkiye’s leading defense technology company, continues to make significant strides in the realm of directed energy weapons, a pivotal technology of the new generation. Previously successful in neutralizing rotary-wing and fixed-wing kamikaze drones, GÖKBERK has now demonstrated its advanced capabilities in countering FPV drones, showcasing its high-speed engagement and exceptional accuracy.
As a critical component of Steel Dome, GÖKBERK stands out as a near-field air defense weapon system that enables hard kill-soft kill destruction of threats such as mini/micro UAVs and IEDs. GÖKBERK brings together ASELSAN’s İHTAR platform and the laser weapon on a platform with 6×6 mobile deployment capability instead of a distributed architecture.
Developed with contributions from key industry partners including TÜBİTAK BİLGEM, all major subcomponents of GÖKBERK have been designed and produced domestically, reinforcing Türkiye’s defense industry autonomy. With GÖKBERK, ASELSAN is developing a new and critical system that will serve within the Steel Dome air defense system.
GÖKBERK uses an indigenous laser source with high beam quality for hard kill destruction of targets, while also providing soft kill destruction with an electronic jammer developed by ASELSAN. The system can perform very precise target tracking with various electro-optical systems on the guidance unit.
With artificial intelligence-supported algorithms, the system’s tracking and identification capabilities are maximized, which enables GÖKBERK to destroy the threats in the target set in a very short time. Thanks to the cooler designed for 24/7 operation, GÖKBERK can fire uninterruptedly for a long time. The system, which creates maximum impact with minimum power, stands out as a cost-effective solution.
GÖKBERK will play a critical role in the defense of fixed facilities such as military bases, airports, power plants, and oil refineries, and will have a wide range of applications thanks to its mobile deployment capability. With the data obtained from the firing tests and trials of GÖKBERK conducted under different weather conditions, improvement and development work on the system continues.