A demonstration video released by Turkish defense company Roketsan for its ALKA laser weapon showed that not only airborne drones but also ground targets could be attacked. The system is characterized by the combined use of high-power lasers to cause physical damage and radio-frequency jamming, although its effectiveness in actual combat has not been confirmed at this point.
On 23 October, Turkish defense company Roketsan released a demonstration video of the ALKA laser weapon system. The footage includes attacks on propeller-driven rotary-wing drones, aircraft-shaped fixed-wing drones and ground targets.
ALKA can physically damage targets with a high-power laser and also disable drones through radio-frequency jamming.
As inexpensive drones have become a threat on battlefields in recent years, countries are moving quickly to develop defensive measures that do not rely on costly interceptor missiles.
That month, state-owned defense company MKE also released a demonstration video of its new TOLGA laser weapon. It reportedly destroyed a drone 760 meters away with a 20-kilowatt laser.
However, the information in this article is based on demonstration footage, and effectiveness in actual combat has not been confirmed.