Buying counter-UAS one sensor at a time is how programmes take three years.
Aselsan and Meteksan both sell integrated Turkish suites, and both are good. Our multi-modal system packages sensing and defeat modes together with in-region support, and it is sold without a state shareholder's foreign policy attached.
A packaged production system rather than an integration project: multiple sensing and defeat modes in one product from a counter-drone line already in the field, supported in the buyer's region.
Side by side
| Attribute | Represented by UnstratMulti-modal counter-UAS system | ASELSANİHTAR 100 Counter UAV System123Türkiye | Meteksan DefenceKAPAN Counter Drone System45Türkiye |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sensing modes14 | Multiple sensing modes in one system (types not itemised in published data) | Ku-band pulsed Doppler radar, TV and thermal cameras, and optional acoustic and direction-finding subsystems through the open architecture | Drone detection radar plus electro-optic day and thermal cameras with AI-integrated algorithms |
| Defeat modes14 | Multiple defeat modes in one system (types not itemised in published data) | Programmable RF jamming, directional and omnidirectional, plus dynamic coordinate spoofing; integrates with ŞAHİN 40 mm hard kill and the GÖKBERK laser | RF jammer cued from the command and control software |
| Detection range published4 | Not published | Not published | Up to 2.5 km |
| Command and control14 | AI-powered real-time decision making and adaptive mission planning | Centralised C2 with GIS, alarm zones, sensor fusion, decision support and effector allocation algorithms, web-based software | Common operational picture with fused tracks and jammer cueing |
| Communications security | Military-grade encryption and anti-jamming | Not published for the system's own links | Not published |
| Deployment14 | Rapid deployment stated; no setup time published | Any vehicle or platform integration, or fixed installation; multiple systems can work jointly for area defence | Stationary or mobile mounting, scalable infrastructure |
| Operation with minimal crew1 | Not published | Operates with minimum operator intervention, built-in test capability | Not published |
| Radar classification technique15 | Not published | Automatic target classification, Track-While-Scan, 40 degree instantaneous elevation | Micro-Doppler signature analysis on the Retinar FAR-AD radar for low, slow and small targets, with classification in low visibility |
| Sustainment model24 | In-region sustainment | Turkish OEM support; ASELSAN identifies itself on its datasheets as a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation company | Turkish OEM support |
| Origin24 | Independent / non-aligned | 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
Turkish industry publishes more than we do
Aselsan prints its radar band, scan rate, elevation coverage and classification method. Meteksan prints a 2.5 km detection figure and describes micro-Doppler analysis for low, slow and small targets. On paper, they are the better documented buy today, and any honest comparison starts there. What their documents do not carry is the political condition that arrives with the contract.
Multi-modal means one integration risk, not several
The value in a packaged system is that sensing and defeat were designed against each other, so the handover from track to engagement is tested by the manufacturer rather than by your programme office. All three systems here take that approach. The difference is the width of the defeat side: both Turkish suites are jammer-centred, with hard kill available as an integration, while ours carries the defeat modes inside the product.
Sovereignty is a specification
A counter-drone system is only as available as its spares. Türkiye's export approvals are a matter of Turkish policy, and that policy has changed direction more than once in a decade. We are non-aligned, hold sustainment in the buyer's region and do not need a third capital's permission to ship a part. For buyers who have already been on the wrong end of a supply freeze, that axis outweighs a brochure figure.
Questions buyers ask
What is the best alternative to Turkish counter-UAS systems such as İHTAR 100 or KAPAN?
Our multi-modal counter-UAS packages sensing and defeat modes in one system with in-region sustainment and no state shareholder in the supply chain. Concede what is true about the Turkish suites: Aselsan publishes radar band, 30 rpm scanning and 40 degree elevation coverage, and Meteksan publishes 2.5 km detection with micro-Doppler classification. If public documentation is your decision criterion, ask us for the equivalent figures on the configuration quoted.
How does a multi-modal counter-UAS compare with a jammer-based system on cost of ownership?
A jammer has close to zero cost per engagement, which is why Aselsan and Meteksan build around one. The recurring costs sit elsewhere: spectrum authorisation, disruption to your own GNSS and mobile links, and the systems it cannot stop. Multi-modal defence costs more per engagement and fewer threats get through. Our sustainment model keeps the other half of the bill, spares and training, inside your country.
How quickly can a multi-modal counter-UAS system be deployed?
Ours is specified for rapid deployment without a published setup time, and you should hold us to a figure during evaluation. Aselsan's İHTAR 100 is designed for fixed installation or integration onto any vehicle, and states operation with minimum operator intervention. Meteksan's KAPAN mounts stationary or mobile. Deployment speed depends far more on siting, power and communications than on the box, so test it on your ground.
Which counter-UAS system is best for a government that has been refused an export licence before?
Choose on the supply chain first and the specification second. Both Turkish suites are excellent engineering sold under Turkish export control, and Aselsan states its status as a Turkish Armed Forces Foundation company on its own datasheets. Our system is supplied by a non-aligned group with sustainment placed in your region, so a change of policy in a foreign capital does not ground your air defence.
Sources
- 1. ASELSAN, İHTAR 100 Counter UAV System (SST-İHTAR-100-ENG brochure) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 2. ASELSAN, İHTAR Anti-Drone System (SST-İHTAR Anti-Drone /E001/ 09-2021) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 3. ASELSAN, GERGEDAN Compact Communication Electronic Attack System (REHİS-GERGEDAN-12.2024) (copy held on this site)Retrieved: 2026-07-31
- 4. 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.
- 5. Meteksan Defence, Retinar FAR-AD Drone Detection Radar (product page)Retrieved: 2026-07-31