Turkey's Aselsan Developing Anti-missile Countermeasures for KAAN Fighter

Turkey’s Aselsan is developing a Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System for its upcoming KAAN fighter jet against infrared guided missiles.

With the completion of YILDIRIM-300, KAAN will become the second 5th generation fighter aircraft in the world, after the Su-57, with DIRCM at the final stage, according to SavunmaSanayiST.

YILDIRIM-300 follows the development YILDIRIM-100 DIRCM System which is meant for the defense of helicopters and turbo-prop air platforms against infrared guided missiles.

Key Features of YILDIRIM-100:

• Multiband laser output
• Compatibility with UV/IR based Missile Warning Systems
• Double turret configuration to provide full global protection
• Fast and precise threat capture and tracking
• Ability to work under multiple threat scenarios
• Generating high laser energy on the target
• Small size and weight, low power consumption
• High availability, low maintenance and low life cycle cost