04 January 2024
by Olivia Savage & Kasthurica Panigrahy
Mass production of Aselsan’s new electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance, and targeting system, ASELFLIR-500, has begun and it is expected to be integrated onboard the Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle and the TCG
Anadolu
multi-purpose amphibious assault ship.
(Janes/Olivia Savage)
Aselsan’s latest electro-optical systems – ASELFLIR-500, DORUK-2, and TULGAR – achieved important production and delivery milestones in 2023.
According to Aselsan’s General Manager Ahmet Akyol on 31 December, the first prototype of the TULGAR pilot-helmet – designed for the Turkish Aerospace (TA) Kaan aircraft (formerly known as TF-X) – has been built and the first batch of the DORUK-2 handheld electro-optical sight has been delivered. In a previous announcement Akyol noted that the Turkish army had received the first instalment of the DORUK-2 system.
Aselsan was unable to comment to
Janes
on deliveries of the DORUK-2 system to the Turkish army because of security reasons.
Mass production of the ASELFLIR-500 camera has also begun following successful integration into unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and various firing tests, Akyol said.
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- Source: https://www.janes.com/defence-news/aselsans-new-electro-optical-systems-achieve-important-milestones-in-2023
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