Turkey Unveils World’s First Laser Tank – Capable of Zapping Drones Mid-Flight; Will Pakistan Get ALKA-KAPLAN Too? | World News
Ankara: On a remote test outside of Turkish, one tank turned the tank to the sky. He watched a slight hum. In seconds, a drone circulating in the air trembled, fired, and hugged in flames. Is it a gun? A tank working with a laser named Alka-Kaplan. Türkiye’s latest creation in the modern war.
This is not a fiction. For the first time, Türkiye showed a war tool equipped with high -density laser beams that could burn the drones in the middle of the flight. Engineers and defense officials call it a breakthrough. The soldiers who witnessed the trial defined this while watching a quiet fire storm.
What makes this tank different is not just a laser. It is a combination of new generation vehicles-AI-guided monitoring systems, electromagnetic jamming and precision guided heat explosions. Main weapon laser.
Alka-caps are designed to fight flying robots. A drone traveling in bombs, spies and herds. This is what soldiers are most afraid of today. With the conflicts intensified from Ukraine to the Middle East, such threats became widespread.
So far, countries have no choice but to fire expensive missiles to destroy the drones. A single preventive can cost millions. Türkiye’s laser tank turns this logic. Before the end of the ammunition, it destroys enemy drones for some of this cost.
The system does not work alone. It is designed to move with foot soldiers and other tanks. It detects improvisation bombs on the ground. In the sky, follows the threats in the air. Protecting convoys. It protects critical buildings. And he quietly, almost invisible, until he was shot.
The latest images published by Türkiye’s defense industry show the tank while working. A compact drone rises to the sky. The sensors of the tank are locked. A narrow laser beam explodes. The drone swings and burns fire in the air. The smoke went before cleaning.
Experts examining the images, the tank first squeezes the target, then blinded, and then the disabled to tear and the drone is strong enough to burn the nucleus, he says. Some analysts believe that the system can also target helicopters and black explosives.
Türkiye plans to officially exhibit Alka-Caplan at the IDEF 2025 Defense Exhibition. But behind the closed doors, he’s already attracting attention. Reports show that Pakistan can be a possible buyer. The observers point to the increasing military relationship with Türkiye with Islamabad during sensitive operations such as Sindoor operation, where Ankara is aligned with Pakistan.
Inferences are clear. If Pakistan buys Alka-Caplan, it can change how the future conflicts of border conflicts, especially in the use of drones, are already common.
Once upon a time, the foreign arms buyer, Türkiye is now standing by being a great global supplier. This tank is a message that the battlefield has changed. And Türkiye wants to lead the change.
