Active Protection Systems are systems that work to detect physical threats to armored combat vehicles in advance and counteract these threats. In theory, these systems can be effective against anti-tank munitions, rocket-propelled grenades, HENT warheads fired from tanks, various-sized bombs, and mortar rounds. However, it is not foreseeable in the near future that active protection systems will completely replace passive or reactive protection systems. 

Active defense systems use different defense mechanisms and are classified into two different groups based on the mechanisms they employ: those used for diversion and jamming, and those used for the purpose of destroying threat munitions. As their names suggest, one type tends to operate in a system to deceive the target without any physical intervention, while the other aims to directly destroy the target.

 ASELSAN Akkor Active Protection System The Aselsan Akkor Active Protection System was designed for use in our national tank, Altay, but due to its advanced architecture, it has taken a form that can be applied to multiple armored vehicles. Aselsan has been working on this system since 2008, which is used by only a few armies worldwide. 

AKKOR will create a complete 360-degree shield. Thanks to its high-tech radar, it can quickly detect and divert or destroy incoming rockets or anti-tank missiles. After detecting a threat approaching the tank, the system creates a tracking trajectory and sends the information to the control center along the generated trajectory, then targets the interceptors towards the interception point.