Turkish defense company Asisguard is collaborating with Repkon Defense to increase armed drone SONGAR’s firepower.
Asisguard, which produces electro-optical vision and border security systems, military vehicle electronics solutions and rotary-wing unmanned systems, and Repkon Defense Systems, which draws attention with its solutions on barreled weapon systems, have implemented a successful integration study in line with the cooperation protocol they signed at the SAHA EXPO Defense, Aerospace and Space Industry Fair in 2022.
This paved the way for the two products in the inventory of the security forces to be used together. In this context, a series of studies were carried out on the integration of the 6-drum grenade launcher named RDS40-MGL of Repkon Defense Systems to the armed drone SONGAR, developed by Asisguard. SONGAR, which went to the field at the end of the studies, carried out a successful firing test with a 6-drum grenade launcher.
Asisguard General Manager Barış Düzgün told Anadolu Agency (AA) that after giving SONGAR to the use of security forces, they carried out various studies to bring different ammunition and payloads to the drone.
Stating that they carry out these studies in line with customer demands, Düzgün emphasized that SONGAR has recently gained the ability to shoot more shots and hit its target more effectively with the integration of 6-drum grenade launchers. Düzgün said, "We continue to work on different payloads. Again, according to customer demands from the field, our 2-axis gimbal design continues to support night operation. In this way, we will be able to operate with night vision capability."
Repkon Defense Systems Business Development and Corporate Communications Director Uğur Cem Gürpınar said that they have brought a new usage concept to the 6-drum grenade launcher, which is the lightest in its class among its counterparts and has a barrel made of steel material and produced with a groove with the flowforming method.
Gürpınar noted that in 2024, both the 40-millimeter automatic and the 6-drum grenade launcher will be seen on many air, land and sea platforms in the country and abroad.
Source: AA
