[ISRAEL-ALMA.ORG] Turkey’s involvement in Syria also creates technological and strategic implications that could potentially challenge freedom of aerial operations in the region.
The peak of this process was reflected in January 2026, with the revelation of the deployment of an advanced radar system manufactured by the Turkish defense industry company ASELSAN – the HTRS-100 system – at Damascus International Airport.
This move was officially and diplomatically defined by Syria’s civil aviation authorities, as well as by the Turkish ambassador in Damascus, Nuh Yilmaz, as a civilian infrastructural upgrade intended to improve flight safety and air traffic management.
| Perhaps at some point we’ll discover whether Turkey’s system is better than Russia’s S-300 and S-400. |
The HTRS-100 system provides an accurate three-dimensional aerial picture within a radius of 80 to 100 nautical miles (approximately 150 to 185 kilometers), a range that covers not only the skies of Damascus but also large parts of Lebanon and even extends into the airspace of northern Israel.
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