Domestically developed anti-drone system Air Defense System Preventing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (IHTAR) produced by Turkey's defense giant ASELSAN has successfully completed its tests after the system was integrated with 40-millimeter grenade launcher, head of the defense industries said Saturday.

Ismail Demir, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said in a statement shared on his Twitter account that mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) targets were successfully shot and destroyed during the test shots.

The test shots were carried out in the Karapınar district of central Turkey's Konya province, under the coordination of SSB.

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