Oh God, please no. Last time MKE attempted to make a 'national' CIWS it ended up in a catastrophy and now they are going for counter-drone, which is technically 'the most cruicial' defense system for ships nowadays.
They will ruin this big time, and get it delayed for a few months and end up witha a 25% functioning system where Navy eventually go to Aselsan / Meteksan for a proper deal and get it done in 5 years. (Alson we shall bear in mind, MKE uses Meteksan radars, but the final integrator is MKE which is the worst of all).
I don't like Ihami Keles personally, he gets his nose into anything possible that is far outside the reach of MKE.
Ships have stabilized cannons, ready and installed. Add two more and get wider coverage, add a decent radar coverage (6 / 8 aura 200G or Meteksan) for proximity defence and use RCWS / CIWS in coordination for USV/UAV defence. Logic dictates expansion of an existing system, not integration of a whole new system through funding development phase, testing phase and filling pockets of few people.
Also logic dictates the final integration should be carried out either by Havelsan, being the CMS and related ship data distribution subcontractor, or Aselsan, being the one who integrates most of the weapon systems and EMI/EMC design, for such a critical system
Anti-Drone is no joke in this century and i hope they won't leave it to few rookies in MKE who outsources most of integration and development, except producing bullets and barrels (yet somehow magically failing at this too) to whomever deals for cheaper.
I completely agree. MKE shouldn't get involved in such sensitive technologies; MKE should specialize in heavy industry. Sensitive technology is the job of companies like Aselsan, Havelsan, and Meteksan.