SASAD and Kale CEO, Osman Okyay, stated that the integration of the KTJ-3200 turbojet engine on the Brazilian-Emirati MANSUP-ER anti-ship missile has begun.
Kale Group’s CEO Osman Okyay, answering Anadolu Agency News’ questions during the fifth Global Strategies in Aerospace and Defence Industry conference, provided updates on KTJ-3200’s use on MANSUP-ER anti-ship missile.
Okyay stated that the firm responsible for MANSUP-ER (SIATT) has begun the integration, and multiple engines will be delivered for flight tests. He added that talks are ongoing with more than ten firms/countries for the integration of Kale’s jet engines.
MANSUP-ER is a joint Brazilian-Emirati project as the next stage for the MANSUP anti-ship missile. MANSUP-ER, thanks to the use of a turbojet engine, will allow a range jump to 200+ km from rocket-powered MANSUP’s 70 km.
Kale Jet Engines’ Expanding Portfolio
So far, Kale Jet Engines’ KTJ-3200, KTJ-1750, and KTJ-3700 turbojet engines have been tested on Turkiye’s cruise missiles. KTJ-3200 is currently used on ATMACA anti-ship missile and SOM ALCM, while KTJ-1750 is used for ÇAKIR compact cruise missiles, and KTJ-3700 is used for ATMACA-UM land attack cruise missile.
Not long ago, Osman Okyay also stated that Kale Jet Engines is working on smaller turbojets of 400 N and 1200 N thrust, which are understood to be for the recent kamikaze UAV/loitering munitions, if not cruise missiles.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor: Özgür Ekşi
