The conceptual designs of both systems were showcased with small mockups at the previous iteration of the IDEF exhibition in 2021. The name of Göksur was introduced as Gökdeniz ER in 2021, while Roketsan Levent’s name was the same.
Aselsan Göksur
GÖKSUR, which is developed by Aselsan and TUBITAK SAGE (Turkish DARPA), will perform air and missile defense missions against threats such as anti-ship missiles, armed/unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles, warplanes, and helicopters.
The system is fitted with four fixed-face AESA radar arrays surrounding the gun mount and can deploy and launch 12 BOZDOGAN missiles (similar to the AIM-9 sidewinder).
GÖKSUR Close Air Defense Missile System has many features, such as the ability to destroy threats at a 360-degree angle, new generation IIR seeker guided missile, multiple target intercept capability, standalone and/or platform integrated operation, intermediate guidance with data link, and high single shot avoidance capability.
According to company officials, GÖKSUR has three configurations.
- Full variant: The system showcased in the fair. This system will have the capability to work stand-alone and seek and destroy air threats autonomously.
- Medium-sized variant: This variant will not have sensors on it, only missiles, just like the RAM system. In this variant, the number of missiles is expected to be increased, just like the difference between RAM and SeaRAM systems.
- Fixed-location variant: This variant is projected to be fitted to small combatants with weak air defense capabilities, such as fast attacking crafts. In this variant, there will not be a rotating launcher. The missiles will be fired from fixed-angled launchers.
Roketsan Levent
LEVENT is a point defense missile system developed by Roketsan for naval platforms. LEVENT will be able to operate both autonomously and integrated with ship sensor systems.
LEVENT system will mount and launch eleven Levent missiles, which is a derivative of Roketsan’s IIR-guided SUNGUR missiles. The missiles has a diameter of 128 mm, and a range of 11 kilometers.
Roketsan showcased a full-size launcher at the exhibition and showed the rotation of the system.
Roketsan’s CEO stated before the exhibition that they are planning to make the first test-fire of the system by the end of this year.
