IDEF 2025: Türkiye's ASELSAN Responds to Modern Aerial Threats with Gürz 150 Mobile Air Defense System.

During IDEF 2025, a defense exhibition in Türkiye, Turkish Company ASELSAN, the flagship of Turkey’s defense electronics industry, unveiled its latest innovation in tactical air defense with the introduction of the GÜRZ 150 Mobile Multi-Role Air and Missile Defense System. This fully autonomous and modular system represents a strategic leap forward in the Turkish defense sector's ambition to rival global counterparts such as the Russian Pantsir-S1, targeting both domestic deployment and export markets. Designed to protect against a wide array of aerial threats, the GÜRZ 150 is positioned as a next-generation solution for short and very short-range air and missile defense missions.
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Turkish defense company ASELSAN displays its new Gürz 150 Multi-Role Air Defense System at IDEF 2025. (Picture source: Army Recognition Group)

Developed to counter traditional aerial platforms such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and various missile types, the GÜRZ 150 is also optimized to address the growing prevalence of asymmetric aerial threats observed in recent conflicts, particularly the war in Ukraine. That war has highlighted the urgent need for multi-layered short-range air defense systems capable of detecting and neutralizing low-cost, agile threats like FPV drones, loitering munitions, kamikaze UAVs, and drone swarms. ASELSAN has engineered the GÜRZ 150 to fulfill both conventional and modern threat profiles, giving it broad operational relevance on today’s battlefield. Its multi-effector design ensures adaptability in fast-changing combat environments where saturation attacks and unmanned platforms increasingly dominate the threat spectrum.

The GÜRZ 150 is built around a domestic fire control algorithm that performs real-time threat evaluation and automated weapon assignment, enabling highly efficient engagement decisions without operator input. It can track and engage multiple targets simultaneously and execute sequential firing in complex airspace scenarios. The system’s sensor suite includes an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar, a dedicated fire control radar, an advanced electro-optical tracking suite, an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, and an integrated tracking platform. Together, these subsystems ensure superior target detection, tracking, and threat discrimination across a wide operational envelope.

The system’s multi-layered weapon architecture combines kinetic and non-kinetic effectors. It features a 35mm air defense gun capable of firing both conventional and air-burst munitions via a linkless automatic feeding system, with full 360-degree firing capability. Complementing the gun are four very short-range and four short-range surface-to-air missiles, providing rapid response against fast and maneuvering aerial targets. The GÜRZ 150 is also equipped with a soft-kill system that employs electromagnetic and electro-optical jammers, along with a machine gun for close-range self-defense against ground-based or low-flying threats.

Mounted on an 8x8 tactical wheeled chassis, the GÜRZ 150 is designed for high mobility, rapid redeployment, and sustained operations in contested environments. The system supports fire-on-the-move and “hide-fire-displace” tactics, which are essential for survivability against precision artillery and missile strikes. It operates effectively day and night, in all weather conditions, and incorporates nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) protection for crew survivability. A robust positioning and navigation system ensures accuracy and integration with higher-echelon Command and Control (C2C) networks, allowing seamless coordination in joint and coalition air defense structures.

The GÜRZ 150’s modular and open-architecture design ensures adaptability to future threats and mission-specific configurations. Its architecture supports easy upgrades, system expansion, and the integration of emerging technologies, ensuring long-term viability on the modern battlefield. This future-proof approach aligns with evolving military doctrines that emphasize networked operations, rapid mobility, and the ability to engage diverse threats with minimal human intervention.

The unveiling of the GÜRZ 150 reflects a broader strategic vision within the Turkish defense industry to anticipate and respond to the shifting dynamics of modern warfare. Drawing lessons from ongoing conflicts such as the war in Ukraine, Turkish defense manufacturers are demonstrating their ability to rapidly adapt and deliver advanced, multi-layered air defense systems capable of addressing both conventional and unconventional aerial threats. With a focus on modularity, autonomy, and integration of indigenous technologies, Turkey is positioning itself as a self-reliant and competitive force in the global defense market, committed to equipping its armed forces and allies with systems tailored for the increasingly complex and unpredictable battlefield of the future.