ASELSAN’s New Optical Eye ‘MEROPS’ Introduced

One of the leading names in the defense industry sector of our country, ASELSANcontinues to make its name known all over the world. The company recently participated in one of the most important defense industry events in Africa. to the African Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (AAD) joined. ASELSAN, which produces electro-optical systems with superior features, 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, fire, as well as weather conditions such as night, fog and haze when visibility is difficult. The systems produced by ASELSAN also offer the user opportunities in areas such as distance finding, targeting and countermeasures with its laser systems. Continuing its activities in this field, ASELSAN 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 different fields such as air, land, defense and sea. Developing its products along with technological developments, ASELSAN announced that it has developed a new optical eye called ‘ASELFLIR-500’. The company aims to start delivery towards the end of 2023, as well as the ASELFLIR-500, which will offer larger and longer viewing opportunities. ASELFLIR-600He also stated that the work on the .

On the other hand, the company has an electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system designed and developed by the ASELAN South Africa team. MEROPS (Multi-spectral Extended Range Optical Sight). The product, which is said to perform better than previous systems, is planned to be used with higher-flying aircraft.

Compared to previous systems, MEROPS stands out with its following features:

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

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