TOLUN-L is the laser-guided member of ASELSAN's TOLUN family of small-diameter precision glide munitions. It was unveiled at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul on 7 May 2026, and the company markets the 250 lb-class weapon for Türkiye's armed drones: the AKINCI, KIZILELMA, ANKA-III and Bayraktar TB3.
At a glance
| Manufacturer | ASELSAN |
|---|---|
| Operators | TOLUN family in Turkish service; no TOLUN-L deliveries announced |
| Status | Unveiled May 2026 |
| Range | Up to 27 nm (50 km) from an armed UAV |
| Family history | Development from 2020; first shown at IDEF 2021 |
What is TOLUN-L?
The TOLUN family consists of pop-out-wing, all-up-round munitions carried on ASELSAN's SADAK smart racks. The baseline weapon uses jam-resistant INS/GNSS guidance, and variants include the imaging-infrared TOLUN IIR, the penetrating TOLUN P, the programmable-fragmentation TOLUN F, the surface-launched TOLUN S and the electronic-warfare TOLUN EW.
TOLUN-L flies to the target area on INS/GNSS and then locks onto coded laser energy reflected from the target. That lets it hit vehicles and boats whose coordinates change during flight, and its fragmentation warhead is intended to limit collateral damage.
Key features and specs
ASELSAN's April 2026 data sheet lists a 121 kg weapon measuring 1,790 × 191 × 274 mm, with accuracy better than 3 m CEP and a release altitude from sea level to 40,000 ft. Range is up to 27 nautical miles (50 km) from an armed UAV. It can be carried on SADAK-4T, SADAK-2T or single racks, under the wing or in an internal bay. Software resistant to GPS spoofing, an optional CRPA anti-jam antenna and waypoint navigation are also listed.
The 50 km figure applies to UAV release. The baseline TOLUN has flown beyond 100 km when launched from an F-16, but ASELSAN has not published a fast-jet figure for TOLUN-L.
Program, service and exports
ASELSAN began developing TOLUN in 2020 and showed the first prototype with the SADAK-4T rack at IDEF 2021. After firing trials from F-16s and the AKINCI, the company signed development and production contracts with SSB and opened a lean production line. TOLUN-L was launched at SAHA 2026 alongside TOLUN F, TOLUN EW and the FULMAR 500-A airborne radar, and no dedicated TOLUN-L contract or schedule has been published.
The baseline TOLUN is in Turkish service, and an F-16 with SADAK-4T can carry eight of them while the AKINCI carries four under its fuselage. As of September 2026 no TOLUN-L deliveries or orders have been announced. On exports, ASELSAN signed a contract worth about 35.6 million dollars in August 2023 to supply TOLUN and SADAK-4T racks for AKINCI drones to an undisclosed customer, and deliveries to several countries in the Middle East, Africa and Asia were reported in 2025. The family has appeared at IDEF 2021, DSA 2024, IDEF 2025 and DSEI 2025, and TOLUN-L itself was displayed at AAD 2026 in South Africa.
ASELSAN has not released a local content share, but the guidance unit, navigation integration, laser seeker and racks all sit within its own portfolio, which spares Turkish drone operators from foreign export licensing constraints.
Its closest Western counterparts are the US GBU-39B/B Laser Small Diameter Bomb and, in role, the GBU-53/B StormBreaker, with Rafael's SPICE-250 as an Israeli peer. TOLUN-L's strength is native integration with Turkish unmanned platforms that already sell widely abroad.
Source: Envanter Medya