Turkish Defence Ministry (MoD) said during its weekly press briefing that its ASFAT company has delivered Precision Guidance Kits to the Air Force Command. ASFAT later stated that various quantities of guidance kits developed in collaboration with TÜBİTAK SAGE under the Precision Guidance Kit (HGK-84) Supply Project have been delivered to the Air Force Command.
The HGK-84 is a precision guidance kit designed to convert standard Mk-84 general-purpose bombs into precision-guided munitions using an inertial navigation system supported by GPS. The system enables conventional free-fall bombs to strike targets with significantly improved accuracy.
The guidance kit was originally developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE, which is responsible for the design and engineering of the HGK family of guidance systems. ASFAT, a defence company operating under the Turkish Ministry of National Defence, is responsible for procurement, production coordination and delivery activities within the supply programme.
The HGK family represents Türkiye’s indigenous equivalent of JDAM-class precision guidance kits and allows existing stocks of conventional bombs to be converted into precision strike munitions.
The HGK-84 variant is designed for the Mk-84 class 2,000-lb general-purpose bomb and is used for engaging hardened or high-value targets requiring heavier warheads.
Author: Özgür Ekşi
