Türkiye’s domestically developed Siper 1 long-range air defence system has successfully destroyed its target during a firing test at the Sinop range.
Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu attended the test alongside Air Force Commander General Rafet Dalkiran, the Turkish General Staff said on NSosyal on Wednesday.
Bayraktaroglu also inspected the Siper Air Defence Weapon System, which is part of the Air Force Command's inventory, according to the statement.
‘We will continue to weave Steel Dome together’
Aselsan CEO Ahmet Akyol said the commanders witnessed Siper 1 successfully destroy its target, describing it as the uppermost-layer capability of Türkiye’s Steel Dome integrated air defence system.
“We will continue to weave Steel Dome together, working day and night for every layer of our airspace,” Akyol said on X.
Akyol also thanked the partners and personnel involved in the effort, tagging Turkish defence companies Aselsan and Roketsan in his post.
The Siper long-range air defence system is part of Türkiye's multi-layered Steel Dome air defence initiative, which includes anti-drone and high-altitude systems.
