ALKA (weapon) vs EDM4S: Specs Compared

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ACounter-drone & directed energy

ALKA (weapon)

Directed-energy weapon , Counter unmanned air system

BCounter-drone & directed energy

EDM4S

Portable anti-drone weapon

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 20 rows sourced on both sides

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1.05m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.05 m

Length

Single source

1,050 mm (41 in)^[source]

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220mm

Width

All recorded figures & sources

Configuration

Details

ALKA (weapon) and EDM4S configuration
Specification	ALKA (weapon)	EDM4S
Type	Directed-energy weapon , Counter unmanned air system^[source]	Portable anti-drone weapon^[source]
Place of origin	Turkey^[source]	Lithuania^[source]
In service	2019-present^[source]	2021–present^[source]
Used by	Turkey^[source]	See Operators

Wars	Libyan Civil War (2014-2020)^[source]	Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer	ROKETSAN^[source]	NT Service UAB^[source]

Guidance system	Automatic target detection by Radar or electro-optical methods^[source]	—

Accuracy	8 mm precision at 1000 m^[source]	—

Designed	—	c. 2018^[source]

Unit cost	—	around $15,000^[source]

Variants	—	EDM4S-UA Skylock Skybeam^[source]

Role	—	portable electronic warfare anti-drone device^[source]

Source measurement	—	The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of 3–5 km (2–3 mi), as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of autonomy , it may then fall out of the sky, make a controlled landing, return to an earlier waypoint, or continue operating normally.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The device can have 4 or 6 antennas. By default there are two antennas for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, with a power of 10 W each, one antenna for the GPS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W, and one antenna for the GLONASS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage The device is made of aluminium , with the "gun" portion being modelled after the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle – including a trigger to activate the device and optics for sighting. It weighs 5.5 kg and measures 1050 × 220 × 360 mm with the stock extended (830 × 220 × 360 mm without the stock extended). It is powered by a 24 V battery , which can last for up to 60 minutes.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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The device can be carried by one person. The operator points the device at the UAV and activates it to disrupt the UAV's communications out to a range of 3–5 km (2–3 mi), as well as its satellite navigation capabilities. Depending on the UAV's level of autonomy , it may then fall out of the sky, make a controlled landing, return to an earlier waypoint, or continue operating normally.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The device can have 4 or 6 antennas. By default there are two antennas for the 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz frequency bands, with a power of 10 W each, one antenna for the GPS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W, and one antenna for the GLONASS 1.5 GHz band with a power of 10 W.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

The device is made of aluminium , with the "gun" portion being modelled after the Heckler & Koch G36 rifle – including a trigger to activate the device and optics for sighting. It weighs 5.5 kg and measures 1050 × 220 × 360 mm with the stock extended (830 × 220 × 360 mm without the stock extended). It is powered by a 24 V battery , which can last for up to 60 minutes.^[source]EDM4S · Description; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage