Turkish defence electronics company Aselsan has shown versions of its Gökdeniz close-in weapon system and Göksur missiles that fit in shipping containers, to protect merchant ships from suicide drones and loitering munitions, at Euronaval 2026.
Aselsan exhibited a model tanker with a Gökdeniz twin 35 mm gun at the bow, on a platform that absorbs recoil, and the weapon, the fire control centre and a generator in 20-foot ISO containers. Other containers held Göksur missiles in vertical launchers, with their electronics.
Gökdeniz fires 1,100 rounds a minute, including airburst rounds for use against drones at up to 4 km, and its surveillance radar can detect a Shahed-type drone at 18 km. Göksur has a range of 15 km. The standard Gökdeniz is in service with the Turkish Navy.
The order includes both the guns and the missiles, according to EDR. For now, Aselsan plans to sell the systems to end users, who will operate them.
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ASELSAN
Defence electronics company
The company develops ground systems, radar, command and control, and missile seekers.
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Gökdeniz
Close-in weapon system
Gökdeniz is the naval version of Aselsan's Korkut twin 35 mm gun mount, in service with the Turkish Navy.
Göksur
Naval air defence missile system
Göksur is a missile-based air defence system from Aselsan with a range of 15 km.
