Türkiye has signed contracts worth $6.5 billion to enhance the integrated air defense system Steel Dome (Çelik Kubbe) under the country’s domestic defense industry framework.
About Steel Dome
Steel Dome is a domestically developed, multi-layered air defense system. It integrates various air defense systems operating at different altitudes into a single, networked architecture. The system includes indigenous platforms such as SUNGUR, KORKUT, GÜRZ, Hisar-A, Hisar-O, and SİPER. Its integrated architecture creates a common air picture, while AI-supported decision systems increase overall defensive effectiveness.
The Steel Dome project was approved during the Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) meeting on 6 August 2024. According to the Presidency of Türkiye’s Directorate of Communications, the system aims to integrate sensor and weapon systems in a network-centric manner, create a shared air picture, and feed this data into AI-enabled decision support systems.
The project is being executed in collaboration with ASELSAN, ROKETSAN, TÜBİTAK SAGE, and the Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE).
On 27 August 2025, ASELSAN delivered the multi-layered national air defense system Steel Dome to the Turkish Armed Forces. The delivery included a total of 47 vehicles encompassing the SUNGUR, KORKUT, GÜRZ, Hisar-A, Hisar-O, and SİPER systems, officially entering service with Türkiye’s military.
