Turkey is fielding a new counter-drone capability in the form of a remotely controlled weapon system (RCWS) designed to engage hostile unmanned aerial vehicles at rates of up to 3,000 rounds per minute.
Known as the Trakon Lite 134, the system combines an AI-enabled target-tracking suite with a NATO-standard M134 multi-barrel machine gun, offering a compact hard-kill solution against fast and low-flying UAV threats. The RCWS has been developed by Turkish company Unirobotics.
For detection and tracking, Trakon Lite 134 integrates Echodyne’s EchoGuard radar, enabling the automatic identification and monitoring of multiple aerial targets over a wide area. Once a threat is confirmed, the system’s fire-control architecture calculates optimal engagement parameters and directs precision fire.
The system is designed to be highly mobile, featuring a lightweight configuration suitable for installation on vehicles or robotic platforms without imposing significant payload penalties. Unirobotics said Trakon Lite 134 has completed qualification trials and is cleared for operational use.
The introduction of the system comes amid a reported increase in drone incursions into Turkish airspace, which authorities have linked to possible spillover from Russian strikes in Ukraine. In December 2025, three drones of unknown origin reportedly crashed in Turkey’s northwestern provinces within five days.
Unirobotics is positioning Trakon Lite 134 as a direct response to such threats, offering rapid detection and kinetic neutralization of hostile UAVs.
