{"id":8662,"date":"2026-09-26T12:40:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T12:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/?p=8662"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:52:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:52:28","slug":"dron-kalkani-basin-arsivi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/dron-kalkani-basin-arsivi\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Shield in the press: the Tura\u00e7-led Turkish counter-drone system makes its debut at M\u00dcS\u0130AD EXPO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Drone Shield (Dron Kalkan\u0131), developed under the leadership of Tura\u00e7 in cooperation with Derya Arms, Lasersan, Urban Savunma and the Istanbul Technical University Aeronautics and Space Technologies Application and Research Center (ITU ARC), was announced to the public with a report published by Anadolu Agency on 21 September 2026. The story was picked up the same day by national newspapers, television channels, business and defence industry outlets and international defence media.<\/p>\n

The system was exhibited for the first time at the Tura\u00e7 stand at the 21st M\u00dcS\u0130AD EXPO, held at the Istanbul Expo Center on 23\u201326 September 2026. For a detailed presentation of the system, which the press also refers to as \"Drone Kalkan\u0131\", please visit dronkalkani.com.tr<\/a> .<\/p>\n

The system fired in the field for the first time on 17 October 2026 at the Boran-8 International Sniper Competition, held by the Gendarmerie General Command in Fo\u00e7a, \u0130zmir with participants from 19 friendly and allied countries: mounted on a vehicle, Dron Kalkan\u0131 autonomously detected and hit a representative target flown on a drone. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Tura\u00e7 General Manager Fatih Altunba\u015f said the system reacts faster than the previous version, that the product is still a prototype, that tests will be held in November and that serial production is targeted for year end; talks with foreign delegations, including those from Belgium and Hungary, are intended to turn into contracts and exports.<\/p>\n

Key points reported by the press<\/h2>\n