ROKETSAN’s ATMACA-UM land attack cruise missile has been added to NATO’s new initiative for wide-scale production and procurement of land-based cruise missiles.
NATO Deputy Secretary General Radmila Shekerinska announced the Ground-Based Precision Strike initiative for low-cost land-based cruise missiles in NATO during the summit being held in Ankara, consisting of six countries. Shekerinska stated that Türkiye is committed to the procurement of the ATMACA-UM LACM in significant numbers.
It is understood that this initiative will function as a consortium to facilitate the development, production, and acquisition of land-based cruise missiles to expand the arsenal of NATO countries.
With this, a path has been paved for ATMACA-UM to join the NATO members’ arsenal as a land-based cruise missile, alongside support for production and procurement.
ATMACA-UM
ATMACA-UM (Formerly KARA ATMACA) is a variant of the ATMACA anti-ship missile adjusted for land attack use with significantly extended range and a slightly heavier warhead. Capable of reaching a range of 400+ km, ATMACA-UM is powered by Kale Jet Engines’ KTJ-3700 turbojet engine, providing higher thrust than the KTJ-3200 engine used on SOM and baseline ATMACA. The guidance consists of GNSS, INS, DSMAC, and an IIR seeker acting as both terminal guidance and sensor for DSMAC.
ATMACA-UM can be carried by the military-standard 8x8 trucks used by NATO countries, and each truck carries a four-round launcher.
In addition to land attack use, ATMACA-UM can be used on maritime targets upon need, doubling as a coastal defence missile.
The LACM is in the Turkish Army’s inventory as of 2026.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor: Özgür Ekşi
