ASELSAN DIRCM System: YILDIRIM-100 for Aircraft Defense
**ASELSAN, a leading Turkish defense firm, is advancing its initiatives in the field of aircraft defense with the development of the YILDIRIM-100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System. This innovative technology aims to offer comprehensive protection for aircraft against infrared-guided threats, including MANPADS (Man-Portable Air Defense Systems), effectively shielding them from missile attacks originating from any direction.**
The YILDIRIM-100 DIRCM system employs a laser-based defense mechanism designed to detect and neutralize infrared threats. By sending a concentrated burst of laser energy toward an incoming missile, it disrupts the missile’s guidance system, causing it to veer off course and miss its target. This capability is particularly crucial as recent advances in portable air defense have made traditional countermeasures, such as flares, less effective.
