Aselsan’s Sahin (HAWK) counter-unmanned aerial car (C-UAV) system has entered the stock of the Turkish Armed Forces. Based on video printed on the top of Turkey’s President of the Defence Business Company (DIA) Twitter account confirmed the turreted Sahin mounted on a trailer destroying rotary- and fixed-wing mini and micro UAVs with Atom 40 mm ammunition. It’s straightforward to deploy and set up and can be utilized for missions akin to defending crucial infrastructure, border safety, and air defence. ASELSAN has developed the anti-UAV system inside the contract signed with DIA.
The Sahin System is developed to destroy rotary-wing and fixed-wing mini/micro UAV mannequin plane threats. It consists of a radar, electro-optic system and 40 mm computerized grenade launcher. It performs computerized goal detection and monitoring utilizing electro-optical cameras on its stabilised turret. It may be linked to radar or command-and-control techniques. The remote-controlled Sahin has an efficient vary of 700 m towards mini and micro UAVs, in accordance with Aselsan. The system can carry out goal monitoring and ballistic calculations for the goal by offering engagement to the place reported from the radar.
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The grenade launcher fires a 40 mm high-velocity airburst grenade referred to as ATOM. ATOM 40 mm is programmed through Fireplace Management Unit (FCU), which may be built-in into any computerized grenade launcher. The 40 mm ATOM is wise ammunition which may be programmed to the precise time of detonation whereas leaving the barrel. As soon as fired, the time-programmable fuse counts down for detonation on the supposed goal level. Utilizing a pre-fragmented shell which is optimized for the goal set, excessive hit chance is ensured. FCU offers the consumer to see and approve the goal, measures the gap to the goal and calculates the time required for the ammunition to air burst.
Aselsan (Askeri Elektronik Sanayi, Army Digital Industries), Aselsan A.S. is a Turkish protection company headquartered in Ankara, Turkey. Its most important working space is analysis, improvement and manufacture of superior army merchandise for air, land and maritime forces. The corporate is among the main contractors of Turkish Armed Forces. Aselsan was ranked by Protection Information as forty eighth largest protection firm when it comes to income. Turkish Military Basis is the founder and main stockholder. ASELSAN designs, develops and manufactures trendy digital techniques for army and industrial prospects in Turkey and overseas. The corporate headquarters is situated at Macunkoy amenities in Ankara, Turkey.
