Fortem's man-portable kit weighs 89 kg and carries one interceptor. A pod carries the family.
Pod deployment puts interceptors, EOIR, radar and command and control on the ground together, then moves them when the threat moves. The alternative is assembling four vendors on site and hoping the integration holds.
Delivered as one packaged system rather than a shopping list: compact, tactical and extended-range interceptors, EOIR and radar, AI-assisted classification and centralised C2, with rapid setup, relocation and sustainment placed in the buyer's region.
Side by side
| Attribute | Represented by UnstratCounter-swarm pod systems | Fortem TechnologiesSkyDome man-portable counter-UAS system12United States | ASELSANİHTAR 100 Counter UAV System34Türkiye | Meteksan DefenceKAPAN Counter Drone System5Türkiye |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What ships as one system135 | Compact, tactical and extended-range interceptors, EOIR, radar, AI and C2, and the pod deployment unit | Radar monitoring system, one DroneHunter in a hard case, C2 software with a hardened laptop, and an operational support kit | Radar, TV and thermal cameras, RF jammer and centralised C2; hard-kill and laser effectors integrate separately | Drone detection radar, electro-optics, RF jammer and command and control software |
| Detection performance published135 | 24/7 all-weather EOIR and radar, 360 degree coverage, swarm tracking; no range figure published | 2 to 3.5 km against Group 1 and 2 drones; TrueView R30 tracks up to 50 simultaneous targets, field of view up to 120 by 120 degrees | Ku-band pulsed Doppler radar, 360 degree or sector scan at 30 rpm, 40 degree instantaneous elevation, automatic classification; range not published | Detection of drones up to 2.5 km with 360 degree continuous scanning |
| Defeat layer135 | Three interceptor types cued from one command layer | One DroneHunter F700 in the man-portable kit, mitigation 0.5 to 3 km | RF jamming; ŞAHİN 40 mm gun to 700 m and GÖKBERK laser as integrations | RF jammer |
| Deployment and relocation135 | Static and mobile, rapid setup and relocation from strategic pods | Two-person carry at 89 kg total, packed as two backpackable hard cases and one hand-carry case | Fixed installation or integration on any vehicle or platform | Stationary or mobile mounting, scalable infrastructure |
| Power and autonomy in the field1 | Not published | 4 hours per hot-swappable battery set, or dedicated power | Not published | Not published |
| Command layer135 | Centralised C2 with AI-assisted classification, automated response, real-time fusion and mission planning | SkyDome Manager with an AI risk assessment engine assigning threat levels | Centralised C2 with GIS, alarm zones, sensor fusion, threat evaluation and effector allocation algorithms | Common operational picture with fused tracks, jammer cued from the C2 |
| Scaling against large swarms235 | Effective against small to large drone swarms; scalable for static and mobile operations | Multiple DroneHunters cooperating across a protected area; one interceptor per man-portable kit | Multiple systems working jointly for area air defence; omnidirectional jamming against swarms | Scalable infrastructure with alarm zone management |
| Environmental13 | All-weather, 24/7 operation stated; no temperature figures published | TrueView R30 radar -40 °C to +55 °C; DroneHunter F700 -10 °C to +50 °C | 24/7 all-weather claimed, no figures published | Not published |
| Origin245 | Independent / non-aligned | United States | Türkiye | Türkiye |
Competitor values are quoted from the vendor documents listed under Sources, as published on the date shown. Configurations vary, so treat every row as a starting point for the evaluation rather than a like-for-like test result.
What the table means
Packaging is a procurement decision
Most counter-drone programmes fail at the seams: the radar is from one supplier, the jammer from another, the C2 from a third, and the integration contract from a fourth. Fortem, Aselsan and Meteksan all sell integrated suites, which is the right instinct. Ours goes one step further by including three interceptor sizes and the pod that carries them, so the defeat layer arrives with the sensors rather than in a later phase.
One interceptor is not a counter-swarm system
Fortem's man-portable brief is admirably specific: 89 kg carried by two people, one DroneHunter in a hard case, mitigation from 0.5 to 3 km, four hours per battery set. That protects a patrol base against an intruder. It does not answer twenty airframes arriving together. Counter-swarm means several effectors in the air at once, which is why the pod carries compact, tactical and extended-range interceptors rather than one premium airframe.
Where we owe you numbers
Meteksan publishes 2.5 km detection, Fortem publishes 2 to 3.5 km and 50 simultaneous tracks. We publish coverage and capability rather than distances. That is a fair criticism and the figures for a quoted configuration are available on request. What we will not do is print a number that has not been measured on the radar you are actually buying.
Questions buyers ask
What is the best rapidly deployable counter-swarm system for protecting a forward operating base?
Compare on what arrives in the first truck. Our pod system brings compact, tactical and extended-range interceptors, EOIR, radar and the AI and C2 layer together, set up and relocated as the threat moves. Fortem's man-portable SkyDome brings radar, C2 and a single DroneHunter for 89 kg across two people, with mitigation from 0.5 to 3 km, which is lighter but is one effector.
How does a pod-deployed counter-swarm system compare with Aselsan İHTAR 100 on procurement terms?
Technically İHTAR 100 is strong, with a Ku-band radar scanning 360 degrees at 30 rpm, thermal and HD day cameras and a C2 that runs threat evaluation and effector allocation. Commercially it is Turkish state-linked industry: ASELSAN's own datasheets identify it as a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation company. Deliveries, spares and upgrades follow Ankara's foreign policy. We are non-aligned, and the sustainment stock is held in your country.
Do I need kinetic interceptors if I already have a jammer-based counter-drone system?
Yes, if you expect autonomous or fibre-controlled drones. KAPAN and İHTAR both use RF jamming as the neutralisation effector, and jamming acts on links and satellite navigation. Aselsan's own answer to that gap is to integrate the ŞAHİN 40 mm gun, effective to 700 m. Our pods carry the kinetic layer inside the same system rather than as a separate procurement.
What detection range should I expect from a pod-deployed system?
We publish 360 degree, 24/7, all-weather EOIR and radar coverage with swarm tracking, not a distance, because the figure depends on the radar fitted and the target size. For benchmarking, Meteksan publishes up to 2.5 km for KAPAN and Fortem 2 to 3.5 km against Group 1 and 2 drones in the man-portable configuration. Ask us for measured figures against your target set before you compare brochures.
Sources
- 1. Fortem Technologies, Defending the Force: SkyDome Man-portable Counter-UAS System (solution brief) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 2. Fortem Technologies, DroneHunter F700 Data Sheet (MKT_DH F700-Data Sheet_20230119) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 3. ASELSAN, İHTAR 100 Counter UAV System (SST-İHTAR-100-ENG brochure) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 4. ASELSAN, İHTAR Anti-Drone System (SST-İHTAR Anti-Drone /E001/ 09-2021) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 5. Meteksan Defence, KAPAN Counter Drone System (product page)Retrieved: 2026-07-31 · Vendor brochure PDF link on the page did not return a file; specifications taken from the official product page.
- 6. ASELSAN, ŞAHİN 130/40gl 40 mm Hard-Kill System (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31