Competitor "Iron Dome": Turkey presented its version of the air defense system - Steel Dome

Steel Dome is an air defense network equipped with artificial intelligence functions designed to protect Turkey's airspace from threats at all heights and distances. It is developed by the leading Turkish companies of Aselsan, Roketsan, Sage and Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation (MKE) under the coordination of the Defense Industry Presidium. "The steel dome, which we can call" systems "will eliminate all kinds of threats in our airspace at all heights and ranges.

It will add strength to our heroic armed forces," said Aselsan CEO Ahmet Aquiol. For his part, the Turkish Defense Expert Kanapoglu told Breaking Defense that Steel Dome is a multi -level airfront and anti -missile defense architecture, supplemented with radio -electronic fighting systems.

Moreover, the development of Steel Dome occurs in the face of increasing the number of mixed shock complexes, including drones and missiles, which is especially relevant in the light of the Russian-Ukrainian war. "It is a holistic defense architecture like" All sensors are the best shooter ", not one weapon system," he said. The observers emphasize that Steel Dome development was made at a time when conflicts between Iran and its allies on the one hand and Israel on the other.

Anti -rocket defense becomes an indispensable element for the protection of civilians and national assets. For example, on April 13, Iran released 300 missiles and drones towards Israel, most of which were intercepted by air defense. And if the "iron dome" has been protecting for several decades, then the Turkish version is just a concept that still has to be protesting, tested and put into operation.