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Turkish Roketsan's ALKA Directed Energy Weapon Hits Drones and a Ground Target in Live Fire
Roketsan reported live-fire engagements by its ALKA Directed Energy Weapon System against rotary-wing drones, fixed-wing drones and a stationary ground target during activities linked to the Flying Eye Drone Competition. The Turkish system combines electromagnetic jamming intended to disrupt small drones’ control or navigation links with a laser designed to physically disable targets that remain airborne. Roketsan released footage of the October 2026 firings and has previously described ALKA as an in-service component of Turkey’s layered air-defense effort. The company did not publish target counts, engagement distances or the laser power configuration used in this particular demonstration.