Der türkische Präsident hat die Entwicklung ballistischer Mittelstreckenraketen mit einer Reichweite von über 2000 km angekündigt. Außerdem wird der Vorrat an ballistischen Raketen mit ca. 800 km Reichweite aufgestockt.
Erdogan doubles range of Türkiye's ballistic missile programme
Türkiye is developing a missile with a range of 2,000 km, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a televised speech on 6 January. This is twice the range he has previously given for his country's missile programme.
“We have decided to both strengthen our missile stock with a range of 800 km and above and to accelerate our missile development programme with a range of 2,000 km and above,” he said in a part of a speech listing major achievements made by the Turkish defence industry in 2024.
Erdoğan previously said Türkiye was working on a missile with a range of 1,000 km. “The range of the Tayfun missile was announced as 560 km; we do not find even 560 [km] sufficient. I had a meeting last week. I asked what the final situation was, [and] they said we will reach 1,000 km,” he said in an 18 December 2022 speech.
Erdoğan noted the previous month that the Tayfun ballistic missile being developed by Roketsan had achieved a range of 561 km and said a missile called the Cenk was being developed alongside the Gezgin, which is a long-range cruise missile.
A test of the Tayfun ballistic missile was publicised for the first time on 18 October 2022, when a video was released showing a twin launcher firing a missile westwards from Rize-Artvin Airport on Türkiye's Black Sea coast. Roketsan announced what it said was a second Tayfun test on 23 May 2023, releasing a video showing a missile being launched from the same location.
Türkiye tests Tayfun ballistic missile, potentially extending its range
Roketsan conducted a test firing of the Tayfun ballistic missile on 3 February. The missile was launched from Rize-Artvin Airport on the Black Sea coast, heading west. While the exact range of the test firing was not disclosed, the Turkish Navy issued a maritime warning for it on 2 February. The designated area, outlined by multiple co-ordinates, was declared dangerous for navigation for a week's period.
Analysis of the restricted zone indicates that the distance between the firing location and the furthest point within the area was approximately 750 km, suggesting that the missile's range in the test exceeded the 560 km range of the previous test.
The Tayfun missile is 6.5 m long, with a 61 cm diameter, and 2,300 kg weight. The weight of its pre-shaped fragmentation warhead has not been disclosed. According to Roketsan, the missile has a circular error probable (CEP) of less than 10 m. It features a go-onto-location-in-space (GOLIS) guidance system, making it suitable for strikes on stationary targets such as command centres, air defence missile systems, and critical military infrastructure. The transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) vehicle carries two missiles.
Roketsan released a video on social media on 3 February showing the missile launch and its impact on the target. The footage reveals window-like openings near the missile's nose cone, leading to speculation that the missile may incorporate celestial navigation for improved accuracy.
Roketsan declined to comment on the test when approached by Janes.
Die türkische Firma DeltaV hat in Zusammenarbeit mit ASELSAN im Projekt GÖKTAN einen Flugkörper mit einem Hybridantrieb erprobt, der eine Höhe von über 200 km erreicht hat. Er diente als Zusatzantrieb für die Gleitbombe Aselsan TOLUN. Praktisch handelt es sich um ein türkisches Gegenstück zur SAAB GLSDB.
