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KORAL electronic warfare system

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KORAL
TypeElectronic warfare system
Service history
Used bySee Operators
WarsSyrian civil war
Libyan civil war
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
Production history
DesignerASELSAN
ManufacturerASELSAN

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

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  • 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

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Syria

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Electronic Warfare Systems | Capabilities | ASELSAN". www.aselsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Turkey receives first Koral land-based EW system | IHS Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  3. ^ "Impressive KORAL Land Based Radar Electronic Warfare System on aselsan booth at IDEF 2015 07051509". Army Recognition. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Barış Pınarı 'Koral' ile başladı: Sistemin menzili 200 km". 9 October 2019.
  5. ^ "EW Systems Support Turkish Syria Offensive". Armada. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "How Turkey Won the Electronic Warfare Battle Against Syria in Idlib". Defense World. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. ^ "LNA jets destroy Libya's Watiya airbase occupied by Turkey-backed GNA: Sources". Millichronicle. 5 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Turkish Forces Lick Wounds After Airstrikes Hit Their Base In Libya". Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 8 July 2021.
  9. ^ "LNA destroys Turkish air defense, electronic warfare systems western Libya". Egypt Today. 5 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Jets bomb Libya's GNA-controlled Watiya airbase where Turkey may build base: Sources". 5 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Airstrikes hit Libya base held by Turkey-backed forces". The Washington Post. 5 July 2020.
  12. ^ "LNA destroys Turkish air defense, electronic warfare systems western Libya". Egypt Today. 5 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Libya: Turkey vows 'retribution' for attack on its positions at al-Watiya airbase". Middle East Eye. 6 July 2020.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Турция разместила купленные у Украины С-125 на авиабазе Аль-Ватия - они могут не продержаться и неделю (in Russian).
  16. ^ "ASELSAN radar karıştırıcı KORAL'ı TSK'ya teslim etti". Sabah. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  17. ^ "Turkish Air Force gets new EW radar system". UPI. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
  18. ^ GDC (2021-06-23). "Turkish Aselsan Inks $50.7 Million Export Deal With Morocco For Koral-EW". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-26.