One of the leading names in our country’s defense industry, ASELSANcontinues to make his name known around the world. The company recently participated in one of the most important events in the defense industry in Africa. to the African Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (AAD) joined. ASELSAN, which produces electro-optical systems with superior properties, through the eye of optics became one of the prominent names of the fair.

Electro-Optical Systems It allows the user to see easily in situations such as dust, smoke and fire, as well as weather conditions such as night, fog and haze, where visibility is difficult. The systems produced by ASELSAN also provide the user with opportunities in areas such as range determination, targeting and countermeasures with its laser systems. ASELSAN . continues its activities in this area ASELFLIR-500 next to the systemMEROPS‘ introduced its new optical eye, which it calls ‘, at AAD 2022.

A new system was introduced with ‘ASELFLIR-500’

ASELSAN is working to further expand its electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system to meet the needs in various fields such as air, land, defense and sea. ASELSAN developed its products along with technological developments and announced that it has developed a new optical eye called ‘ASELFLIR-500’. The company aims to begin delivery by the end of 2023, as well as the ASELFLIR-500, which will offer larger and longer viewing options. ASELFLIR-600He also stated that work on the .

On the other hand, the company has an electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and aiming system designed and developed by the ASELAN South Africa team. MEROPS (Extended range multispectral optical sight). The product, said to outperform previous systems, is planned for use with higher flying aircraft.

Compared to previous systems, MEROPS is distinguished by the following features:

• Compared to the previous CATS system, it is 5 kg lighter and weighs about 50 kg.
• It can detect targets at distances of about 20 km.
• It has systems such as laser marking, laser rangefinder, laser lighting.
• Compared to previous generations, it can perform better in bad weather conditions.

ASELSAN displayed MEROPS alongside the Rooivalk, manufactured by South Africa and shown as one of the most effective combat helicopters in the world. This shows that MEROPS can be used in helicopters such as ATAK II, as well as in manned and unmanned aerial vehicles such as HÜRKUŞ, ANKA, TB2, AKINCI.