KORAL electronic warfare system
| KORAL | |
|---|---|
| Type | Electronic warfare system |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Syrian civil war Libyan civil war 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict |
| Production history | |
| Designer | ASELSAN |
| Manufacturer | ASELSAN |
KORAL is a land-based transportable electronic warfare system developed to jam and deceive hostile radars[1] of enemy nations.
It is designed and manufactured by ASELSAN, a Turkish corporation that produces electronic systems for the Turkish Armed Forces. It was developed under the Land Based Stand-off Jammer System project which started in 2009.[2]
KORAL System supports the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) operations by building information dominance and providing fast response time in a challenging environment. KORAL is composed of an Electronic Support and an Electronic Attack System each mounted on an 8×8 tactical truck. The Operation Control Unit (OCU) is in compliance with NATO standards and also supports NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) protection.[3]
Features[edit]
- One operational unit includes four Koral Electronic Support Systems (ED) and one Electronic Attack System (ET), each mounted on an 8x8 truck.[2]
- Can search, intercept, analyse, classify, and locate the direction of multiple conventional and complex types of radar signals.[2]
- Ability to jam, deceive, and paralyse hostile radars.[2]
- Operating range of 200 km.[4]
Operational history[edit]
Syria[edit]
Professor Fahrettin Altun, the director of communications for the Turkish presidency, confirmed that the Aselsan Koral electronic warfare system played an important role in Operation Spring Shield in 2020.[5][6]
Libya[edit]
On 4 July 2020, Libyan National Army affiliated fighter jets attacked Al-Watiya Air Base in western Libya. LNA forces airstrikes destroyed Government of National Accord (GNA) defenses including MIM-23 Hawk,[7] and claimed a KORAL Electronic Warfare System destroyed.[8][9] stationed in the base.[10][11][12] Turkish officials stated that the attack could have been perpetrated by UAE Air Force Dassault Mirage aircraft.[13] Russian military sources added that the attack was carried out by Dassault Mirage 2000 aircraft.[14][15]
Operators[edit]
Turkey[2][16]- 5 units received by the Turkish Air Force and deployed on the Turkish-Syrian Border in 2016[17]
Morocco - Aselsan signed an agreement with Morocco to deliver unknown quantity of Koral EW systems.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Electronic Warfare Systems | Capabilities | ASELSAN". www.aselsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Turkey receives first Koral land-based EW system | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Impressive KORAL Land Based Radar Electronic Warfare System on aselsan booth at IDEF 2015 07051509". Army Recognition. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Barış Pınarı 'Koral' ile başladı: Sistemin menzili 200 km". 9 October 2019.
- ^ "EW Systems Support Turkish Syria Offensive". Armada. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "How Turkey Won the Electronic Warfare Battle Against Syria in Idlib". Defense World. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "LNA jets destroy Libya's Watiya airbase occupied by Turkey-backed GNA: Sources". Millichronicle. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Turkish Forces Lick Wounds After Airstrikes Hit Their Base In Libya". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 July 2021.
- ^ "LNA destroys Turkish air defense, electronic warfare systems western Libya". Egypt Today. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Jets bomb Libya's GNA-controlled Watiya airbase where Turkey may build base: Sources". 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces". The Washington Post. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "LNA destroys Turkish air defense, electronic warfare systems western Libya". Egypt Today. 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Libya: Turkey vows 'retribution' for attack on its positions at al-Watiya airbase". Middle East Eye. 6 July 2020.
- ^ "Turkey replaces destroyed air defenses at Libyan base with Ukrainian system: report". 10 July 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Турция разместила купленные у Украины С-125 на авиабазе Аль-Ватия - они могут не продержаться и неделю (in Russian).
- ^ "ASELSAN radar karıştırıcı KORAL'ı TSK'ya teslim etti". Sabah. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ "Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system". UPI. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
- ^ GDC (2021-06-23). "Turkish Aselsan Inks $50.7 Million Export Deal With Morocco For Koral-EW". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-26.