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However, neither Tubitak nor Asisguard would provide information about the system\u2019s technical data and specifications. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The drone was built by a partnership between Turkey\u2019s state-run scientific research institute Tubitak and the private company Asisguard. The development program was administered by the Criminal Department of Turkey\u2019s General Directorate of Security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is the first of its kind worldwide,\u201d Eroglu had said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asisguard is considered an up and coming drone specialist in the country. The company previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/05\/25\/weapons-of-the-future-trends-in-drone-proliferation\/\" target=\"_blank\">developed 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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several state-controlled and private Turkish companies have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/techwatch\/2021\/03\/15\/turkey-eyes-directed-energy-weapons-as-key-priority\/\" target=\"_blank\">worked on directed-energy technology<\/a> since 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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey has been fighting Kurdish insurgents since 1984 \u2014 a conflict that has seen tens of thousands of people die, including civilians. 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