{"id":8773,"date":"2026-10-19T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/dron-kalkani-ilk-saha-testi\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T11:40:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T11:40:11","slug":"dron-kalkani-ilk-saha-testi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/dron-kalkani-ilk-saha-testi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dron Kalkan\u0131 successfully completed its first field test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first field test took place at the Boran-8 International Sniper Competition, observed by Lieutenant General Aykut Tanr\u0131verdi, Deputy Commander of the Gendarmerie General Command, and delegations from Hungary and Belgium.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1066\" src=\"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8.jpg\" alt=\"Dron Kalkan\u0131 kulesi Boran-8 saha testinde: kamuflaj a\u011f\u0131yla \u00f6rt\u00fcl\u00fc ara\u00e7 \u00fczerinde, mavi g\u00f6ky\u00fcz\u00fcne do\u011fru \u00e7evrilmi\u015f iki yar\u0131 otomatik t\u00fcfek ve Lasersan elektro-optik sens\u00f6r kutusu.\" class=\"wp-image-8771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-1126x750.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/saha-boran8-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boran-8, Fo\u00e7a, 17 October 2026: the vehicle-mounted Dron Kalkan\u0131 autonomously detected and hit a representative target flown on a drone.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Boran-8 International Sniper Competition, held by the Gendarmerie General Command in Fo\u00e7a, \u0130zmir on 14\u201317 October 2026 with participants from 19 friendly and allied countries, the vehicle-mounted Dron Kalkan\u0131 autonomously detected a representative target flown on a drone, took aim and scored a direct hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tura\u00e7 General Manager Fatih Altunba\u015f said the system reacts faster than the previous version and engages targets with ease, adding that the foreign delegations who saw it could not compare it with anything because they knew of nothing like it.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Highlights<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Senior commanders and foreign delegations watched.<\/strong> Lieutenant General Tanr\u0131verdi was briefed on the system at the stand; talks were held with the Belgian and Hungarian delegations with the aim of turning them into contracts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Faster reaction.<\/strong> The system engages targets faster than the previous version: the target is tracked from 600\u2013800 metres and destroyed at 150 metres by the simultaneous fire of two 12-gauge shotguns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Timeline.<\/strong> The prototype will undergo new tests in November 2026; serial production is targeted for the end of the year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In the press.<\/strong> The field test was covered by Anadolu Agency, national newspapers, news sites, television channels and international outlets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TV reports and field videos<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o2IQY3iyIYQ\" title=\"Anadolu Ajans\u0131: Keskin ni\u015fanc\u0131lar\u0131n yar\u0131\u015f\u0131nda Drone Kalkan\u0131 vitrine \u00e7\u0131kt\u0131\" loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; fullscreen\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0\"><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anadolu Agency, 17 October 2026: \u201cDrone Shield\u201d takes the stage at the snipers\u2019 competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-2.mp4\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"tr\" label=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-2.tr.vtt\" default><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-2.en.vtt\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"ar\" label=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-2.ar.vtt\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TGRT Haber, 17 October 2026: Drone Shield on show for the first time \u2013 \u201cThe game will be spoiled before it is even set up\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-5.mp4\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"tr\" label=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-5.tr.vtt\" default><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-5.en.vtt\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"ar\" label=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-5.ar.vtt\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ulusal Kanal, 17 October 2026: Drone Shield in the field for the first time \u2013 the focus of military delegations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-1.mp4\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"tr\" label=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-1.tr.vtt\" default><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-1.en.vtt\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"ar\" label=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-1.ar.vtt\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lider Haber, 17 October 2026: Home-grown Drone Shield tested in the field, a direct hit on the target<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-3.mp4\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"tr\" label=\"T\u00fcrk\u00e7e\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-3.tr.vtt\" default><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"en\" label=\"English\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-3.en.vtt\"><track kind=\"subtitles\" srclang=\"ar\" label=\"\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-3.ar.vtt\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TRT Haber, 17 October 2026: Drone Shield on show at Boran-8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls preload=\"metadata\" playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.dronkalkani.com.tr\/video\/boran8-tv-4.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">T\u00fcrk Haber, 17 October 2026: Drone Shield takes the field \u2013 the home-grown system at the sniper competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all reports and clippings on the field test, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/dron-kalkani-basin-arsivi\/\">Dron Kalkan\u0131 press archive<\/a> page; for videos and further details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/dronkalkani.com.tr\/basinda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dronkalkani.com.tr<\/a> .<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dron Kalkan\u0131, Boran-8 Uluslararas\u0131 Keskin Ni\u015fanc\u0131 Yar\u0131\u015fmas\u0131\u2019nda \u00fcst d\u00fczey komutanlar ve yabanc\u0131 heyetlerin \u00f6n\u00fcnde ilk saha testini ba\u015far\u0131yla tamamlad\u0131.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genel-tr","category-genel-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8774,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8773\/revisions\/8774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turac.com.tr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}