ROKETSAN’s 300 ER aeroballistic missile unveiled at IDEF2025 will use a TV seeker for terminal guidance to provide increased precision on specified targets.
300 ER with a considerably longer range of 500+ km compared to ROKETSAN’s previous aeroballistic missiles will get a TV seeker to ensure the hit on specified targets, a capability possessed by the much smaller UAV-122 missile. ROKETSAN added the information in a recent social media post for the new missile.
Modern TV seekers can automatically recognise targets based on given image data, which enables autonomy in hitting critical targets. This not only increases precision but also provides improved resistance by bypassing GNSS jamming or spoofing as long as it can reach the target vicinity.
Having a TV seeker can also allow 300 ER to engage enemy ships. However, employment as an anti-ship missile requires a constant feed of target location until the missile can use its seeker to engage the ship, especially at the range regime of 300 ER.
When it comes to integration, one could expect an aerodynamic nose fairing that is jettisoned at the terminal phase (Unlike UAV-122 with a shorter range), as friction and associated heating experienced at supersonic speeds, 300 ER reaches can damage the optics with prolonged exposure.
300 ER is the largest of ROKETSAN’s aeroballistic missile family, measuring 370 mm in diameter and five meters in length. The missile can be launched by fighter jets and UCAVs, although the latter is limited in carriage due to the weight of 900 kg. Depending on target types, a HE-Frag warhead or a follow-through penetration warhead using a shaped charge.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
