Turquía inicia la producción en serie de su AShM Atmaca

Turkish-Made Anti-Ship Missile Atmaca to Begin Serial Production

The Atmaca is long-range anti-ship missile, which can be integrated into patrol boats, corvettes and frigates (photos : Defence Turkey)

Turkey's first national anti-ship missile Atmaca, developed by ROKETSAN was fired from TCG Kinaliada corvette as part of the serial production line qualification test and successfully hit the out-of-service rescue ship Işın'ı. The Atmaca missile used is from the lot that came off the production line. It boasts a range of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles). The sea skimming missile can be given target update, re-target, re-targeting, and mission abort capability via a modern data link.

The mass production has already begun and the first lot of missiles is awaiting deliveries to the Turkish Navy. “Within this year, our Atmaca missile will enter inventory by the end of the year and will be mounted on our ships. From now on, our own ships will be ready to delivered to our armed forces," said Roketsan General Manager Murat Ikinci. ASELSAN and TUBITAK SAGE are also involved in the production chain.

Representatives from Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Indonesia

Representatives from Pakistan, Azerbaijan and Indonesia were present during the firing as Turkey intends to export the missile to these countries.

The company has also started work on the medium range anti-ship missile, a smaller variant of the Atmaca missile capable of being launched from a helicopter.

Other Missiles

The battery-powered AKYA HWT (heavy weight torpedo), a dual-purpose torpedo that is effective against submarines and surface vessel is scheduled to be integrated on Turkish submarines.

The family of HISAR (Fortress) short-range to long-range surgace-to-air missile systems are under various stage of deliveries. HISAR-A low altitude air defense missile system has been delivered. HISAR-O medium range air defence system, HISAR-O+ and HISAR-U (renamed as Siper) long-range air defence systems are in the works.

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