Turkey Meteksan Savunma
Retinar
Meteksan Retinar family of ground/perimeter-surveillance and counter-drone radars used for border and base protection, detecting personnel, vehicles and small UAVs at ranges of several kilometres. Figures are manufacturer- or open-source and not independently verified.
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-10
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
Türkiye export-licensed
SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.
Channel: Direct commercial / G2G
Fielded & proven
Operator data not public
Status: active.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →
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
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
| Radar Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art. | X-band FMCW surveillance radar |
|---|---|
| Radar range Published detection range against a typical fighter-sized target. Higher sees first. | 20 km |
Specifications compiled from public Meteksan Savunma and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-10.
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The Meteksan Savunma Retinar is a other typically used for surveillance, counter uas, border security.
