Turkey plans to develop its indigenous multi-layered air defence system, dubbed the Steel Dome, authorities have announced. A defence industry committee meeting, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara has approved the “Steel Dome Project, which we are developing locally,” Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz announced on social media platform X late Tuesday. The program aims to integrate a network of sensors and weapons, supported by artificial intelligence (AI), Yilmaz said, calling the project a “historic decision”. “We are determined to bring our country to a much stronger position ag…