07.01.2025, 00:11
Zitat:Turkiye Increases Stockpile of 800 km Ranged Missiles
07 Jan 2025, 00:50 2 mins
Weapon / Missile
Turkiye Increases Stockpile of 800 km Ranged Missiles TurDef
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated that the “800 km range missiles” stockpile will be increased and the “2000 km range missile program” will be accelerated.
Delivering a speech after the Presidency Cabinet Meeting, President Erdoğan disclosed the presence of longer-range missiles and signalled a push for the intermediate-range regime.
These 800 km missiles could be TAYFUN ballistic missiles capable of hypersonic speeds. An agreement for the serial production of TAYFUN alongside other land-based missiles was signed in early 2024.
It is assumed from past test footage that there are two configurations of TAYFUN, with one fitting in BORA SRBM canisters and the other being housed in a longer canister, approximately nine meters long. ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci, during an interview with TRT news channel, previously stated that an extended range variant was in the works.
The 2000 km range missile program might refer to either one of the CENK ballistic missiles, which is significantly larger compared to BORA and TAYFUN, or the GEZGİN cruise missile range, which has yet to be revealed. CENK will be launched from trailers as it can not be carried by an 8x8 platform alone, while GEZGİN will have a wide range of platform options, such as land vehicles, submarines, warships, and fighter jets.
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