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Turkish Roketsan introduces new antiship missile family “ÇAKIR”
Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan unveiled a new family of missiles “ÇAKIR” at a March 31 press conference at its facilities in Ankara.
31 March 2022
Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan unveiled a new family of missiles “ÇAKIR” at a March 31 press conference at its facilities in Ankara.
The point defense missile systems (PDMS) developed by Turkey’s two leading defense companies, Aselsan and Roketsan, were on display at the International Defense Exhibition and Fair (IDEF 21) in Istanbul, which took place between August 17 and 20.
Turkey’s first indigenous unmanned combat surface vessel, ULAQ, successfully carried out test-fires of laser-guided Cirit missile to a land target on 26-27 May 2021. The test-firings were conducted during the Turkish Navy’s Denizkurdu 2021 exercise, which was kicked off on 25 May in the Aegean Sea and the East Mediterranean.
The ATMACA anti-ship missile was successfully test fired from an Ada-class corvette, according to a brief statement and a video released by Turkey’s Defense Industries Presidency (SSB).
The event will mark the first time that the Atmaca is tested at sea. As we reported recently, Roketsan’s new anti-ship missile Atmaca (Hawk) has
Roketsan’s new anti-ship missile Atmaca (Hawk) has been fitted aboard the fourth Ada-class corvette of the Turkish Navy (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri), TCG Kınalıada.
