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Turkey Aselsan
HISAR-O
A Turkish medium-range surface-to-air missile system developed by Aselsan and Roketsan to provide regional air defense against aircraft and cruise missiles. It forms the mid tier of Turkey's layered domestic air-defense architecture alongside HISAR-A.
In service since 2021 · 1 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
25
km range
15,000
m altitude
4
targets
Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
Türkiye export-licensed
SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Limited · 1 operator
In service since 2021. Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from.
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
- Engagement range
Maximum distance at which an air-defense system can intercept targets. Higher covers more airspace.
- 25 km Stronger than 32% of air-defense systems
- Engagement altitude
Maximum target altitude the system can reach.
- 15,000 m Stronger than 35% of air-defense systems
- Simultaneous targets
Number of targets the system can engage at once. Higher resists saturation attacks.
- 4 Stronger than 22% of air-defense systems
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- HISAR-O interceptor missile
- Warhead type
Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.
- Fragmentation
- Guidance
How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.
- Active radar homing, Inertial + datalink
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- 3D multifunction surveillance and fire-control radar
- Datalink
Network connectivity: Link 16, MADL, national datalinks. Enables cooperative engagement.
- Fire-control datalink
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 1 Stronger than 19% of air-defense systems
Specifications compiled from public Aselsan and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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What is the engagement range of the Aselsan HISAR-O? +
The Aselsan HISAR-O has a maximum engagement range of 25 km.
What is the main armament of the Aselsan HISAR-O? +
The Aselsan HISAR-O's primary weapon is the HISAR-O interceptor missile.
What is the Aselsan HISAR-O used for? +
The Aselsan HISAR-O is a air defense system typically used for air defense.
How many countries operate the Aselsan HISAR-O? +
The Aselsan HISAR-O is operated by 1 countries.
How much does the Aselsan HISAR-O cost? +
Aselsan HISAR-O: Unit cost not publicly disclosed. Defense program costs are rarely fully public and vary by contract and configuration.
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