{"id":68129,"date":"2024-09-11T09:56:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:56:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/09\/11\/turkey-advances-plan-for-a-national-air-defense-shield\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:13:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:13:55","slug":"turkey-advances-plan-for-a-national-air-defense-shield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2024\/09\/11\/turkey-advances-plan-for-a-national-air-defense-shield\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey advances plan for a national air-defense shield"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISTANBUL \u2014 Turkey has finalized key plans for its \u00c7elik Kubbe \u2013 Steel Dome \u2013 air defense system, a project designed to enhance the nation\u2019s airspace security with advanced, multilayered defense capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision came during the second meeting of the Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK), chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan last month. The Steel Dome aims to integrate a wide range of air defense assets, creating a real-time operational picture and enabling centralized control with the help of artificial intelligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Steel Dome is a domestic initiative developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/06\/17\/aselsan-ceo-akyol-talks-export-strategy-embargoes-air-defense\/\">Aselsan<\/a> in collaboration with Roketsan and Turkish government research institute T\u00dcB\u0130TAK SAGE. It brings together existing and future sensors, communication networks, and weapons under one system for comprehensive airspace protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project\u2019s goal is to establish a unified defense network capable of defending Turkey against emerging aerial threats like drones and missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to S\u0131tk\u0131 Egeli, an associate professor at \u0130zmir University of Economics, the Steel Dome is not entirely new but rather an effort to integrate various air and missile defense systems developed over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe real key to successful air defense is not just having the right weapons, but integrating all these components under a single command and control system,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As envisioned, short-range systems like the Korkut self-propelled anti-aircraft gun and Sungur missiles will form the dome\u2019s inner layer. Medium-range Hisar A+ and Hisar O (RF) missiles will engage threats in the middle layer, while the outermost layer will rely on the long-range S\u0130PER missile, which is expected to exceed a range of 100 kilometers. Roketsan is developing an advanced version of S\u0130PER that will extend the range to 150 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey is incorporating Aselsan-made radars and communication systems, including the HER\u0130KKS air defense command and control system and the RADNET radar network at the hub of the behemoth program. The components are designed to create a real-time air picture for decision-makers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Non-kinetic interceptors like the G\u00f6kberk laser weapon and the Alka direct-energy weapon also are slated for eventual incorporation into the Steel Dome, but those technologies still need development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Egeli, Turkey had planned to use the ACCS (Air Command Control System) architecture, developed in the 2000s for joint use by all NATO members, as the brains of the new program. 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