Slovenian company Valhalla Turrets has completed several days of live-fire testing of its ASGARD counter-drone turret armed with a Dillon Aero M134D 7.62 mm Gatling gun, firing thousands of rounds during the trials, the company announced on social media. The tests were organized by the Slovenian Armed Forces, with the turret's development funded by the Slovenian Ministry of Defense.
Valhalla stated that the trials demonstrated the turret's ability to engage all types of drones at short and medium ranges. ASGARD is designed to provide an extra layer of defense against drones to protect military convoys and critical infrastructure. As a remote-controlled air defense turret, the system allows crews to operate the weapon from inside a vehicle or protected location using cameras and sensors.
The turret is armed with an electrically driven, six-barrel M134D Gatling gun built by Arizona-based Dillon Aero. The weapon fires standard 7.62 mm rifle ammunition at about 3,000 rounds per minute and is widely used on U.S. military helicopters and boats. In its counter-drone setup, Valhalla paired the turret with a HENSOLDT SPEXER radar and electro-optical sensors to detect and track targets, and noted that missile launchers can be mounted on both sides.
Valhalla previously showcased ASGARD at the Eurosatory defense exhibition in Paris in June, describing it as a midweight turret for air and ground defense that can be installed on platforms including 4×4 vehicles. While ASGARD remains a research and development project, Valhalla has also produced the MIDGARD 134 remote weapon station—which entered delivery this year with up to 3,000 rounds ready to fire—and the larger Skythunder system armed with a 20 mm three-barrel Gatling gun and laser-guided missiles.
