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Meteksan Savunma

Retinar

Meteksan Retinar family of ground/perimeter-surveillance and counter-drone radars used for border and base protection, detecting personnel, vehicles and small UAVs at ranges of several kilometres. Figures are manufacturer- or open-source and not independently verified.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗

Data confidence Last verified 2026-07-10 ·
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Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Competitive field

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Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Sensors & avionics

Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.

Sensors & avionics specifications
Radar

Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.

X-band FMCW surveillance radar
Radar range

Published detection range against a typical fighter-sized target. Higher sees first.

20 km

Specifications compiled from public Meteksan Savunma and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-10.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the Meteksan Savunma Retinar used for? +

The Meteksan Savunma Retinar is a other typically used for surveillance, counter uas, border security.

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