Turkish defense-electronics firm Aselsan unveiled its “Steel Dome” integrated air-defense suite, designed as a multi-layered, multi-domain system combining kinetic and non-kinetic effectors with advanced decision-support algorithms, according to Breaking Defense. Targeting evolving threats like small drones and maneuverable ballistic trajectories, the system uses a “smart layers” approach integrating electronic jamming, directed energy, and kinetic measures. At its core is the HAKİM command-and-control system, which fuses radar, communications, and intelligence data using AI to create a unified air picture. Developed to NATO standards, Steel Dome is part of a modular, multinational air-defense project and has already entered the Turkish Armed Forces inventory. The program’s total value exceeds $460 million, with an additional €1.65 billion ($1.92 billion) procurement scheduled through 2031. They write:

Company officials at Turkish aerospace giant Aselsan are slowly revealing new details about Anakara’s ambitious Steel Dome air defense project, showing off some completed components and those still in the works to journalists on a recent tour.

As in other “dome” projects abroad, the idea behind Steel Dome — or Celik Kubbe in Turkish — is to execute a “modern concept” of integrated, interconnected radar and air defense systems, Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol told reporters. It’s a concept Aselsan had been working on for some time, but he said has been thrown into stark relief due to recent conflicts in the region. […]

Company officials told reporters that the Steel Dome configuration consists of one large surveillance radar and a command and control station for every battalion, controlling three fire units. Each fire unit has one station for control radar for three launchers. They said that every system is a field-proven system.

Using Hakim air space command and control system, Hakim 100 radar network management system and Turan tactical military network, Aselsan officials said Steel Dome’s backbone will be T-link, which is tactical data-link specifically for Turkey’s air defense systems. Company officials said that Steel Dome uses high-powered AI-based system to support decision making. […]

Other company officials said the firm plans to increase its maintenance, repair and operations centers globally, to ensure support for their systems abroad. The company already has affiliates in 24 countries, the officials said.

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