Dazzling Turkish laser weapon takes down missiles without a blast

Image credit: (left) brgfx via Freepik. Image credit: (right) ASELSAN. Article by David Szondy. New Atlas – July 20, 2025. Source: ASELSAN.

When is a laser weapon not a weapon? When it’s the ASELSAN YILDIRIM 100 Directed Infrared Countermeasure (DIRCM) System that doesn’t actually destroy incoming infrared missiles, but instead blinds them before they have a chance to lock on target. […]

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