An automated air-defence system able to destroy attacking drones for about $10,000 apiece is helping Turkish defense exports expand in the Gulf and Ukraine. Aselsan, Turkey's largest defense firm by market value, said CEO Ahmet Akyol that its Korkut

2026-10-22

An automated air-defence system able to destroy attacking drones for about $10,000 apiece is helping Turkish defense exports expand in the Gulf and Ukraine. Aselsan, Turkey's largest defense firm by market value, said CEO Ahmet Akyol that its Korkut gun system is deployed in nine countries and has destroyed "perhaps hundreds" of drones and can counter Shahed‑style suicide drones. Governments are increasingly seeking affordable defenses against mass drones attacks.