Weapons/Weaponry

Dazzling Turkish laser weapon takes down missiles without a blast

07-20-2025 • New Atlas

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.