OVERVIEW: The Roketsan ASWRLS is an unguided, ship-mounted, short-range anti-submarine rocket and launcher system. It uses automatic and manual salvo firing of depth-fuzed rockets with an insensitive munition warhead for rapid underwater area defense.

DETAILS: Developed jointly by Roketsan and ASELSAN and unveiled between 2015–2016, the system fires 196 mm rockets weighing ~35.5 kg with a 12 kg high-explosive warhead and adjustable timed fuze for detonation at depths between 15 and 300 m . It has a range of 500–2,000 m and features a six-barrel stabilized launcher, capable of single or salvo fire at intervals of ~0.8 s. The launcher integrates with shipboard fire-control and sonar systems to calculate and automatically aim for target profiles.

Compared to legacy Soviet systems (like RBU‑6000), the ASWRLS offers modern design, IM (Insensitive Munitions) compliance, deeper depth control, and reduced smoke composite propellant.

The system is intended for rapid response against submarines or divers detected by sonar. Upon fire-control input, rockets are automatically aimed, fired singly or in salvo, and detonate at preset depths. Reload and aiming achieved via integration with the ship’s combat system.

NOTE:
IOC: Demonstrated / tested 2015–2021
Operators: Turkey
Platforms: TCG Kilimli and TCG Karadeniz Ereğli (Baykar-class patrol vessels), planned integration on Tuzla‑class patrol boats, ULAQ USVs, Albatros‑S USVs 
Conflict used in: No combat usage reported (tested in Black Sea, Nov 2021)

SOURCE:
Roketsan / ASELSAN Official (ADEX 2016): https://adex.az/en/news/anti-submarine-warfare-asw-rocket-and-launching-system-7362 ; OvertDefense: Roketsan Successfully Tests‑Fires ASW System (2021) ; Army Recognition IDEF 2015; Army Recognition DIMDEX 2016