Weapon / Missile News

ROKETSAN to produce Mini Missile
Weapon / Missile

ROKETSAN to produce Mini Missile

Turkish Defence Industry companies attend two exhibitions today in Turkey. One is held in Ankara, another in Eskişehir.

Aselsan offers 35-mm anti-aircraft gun Korkut to Ukraine
Weapon / Missile

Aselsan offers 35-mm anti-aircraft gun Korkut to Ukraine

Aselsan offers Ukraine its air defence system, according to Ukraine based Defence Express magazine.

HMS Dragon Testfires its Sea Viper
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Sensors

HMS Dragon Testfires its Sea Viper

The Royal Navy’s Type 45 air-defence destroyer HMS Dragon tested its Sea Viper system in Scotland, Royal Navy announced on 4 June.

SAGE’s Togan and Bozok Ready for Serial Production
Ammunition Weapon / Missile

SAGE’s Togan and Bozok Ready for Serial Production

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Defence Industry Research and Development Institute (SAGE) has made the Bozok and Togan ready for serial production.

Western Media Targets STM’s Kargu-2
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Western Media Targets STM’s Kargu-2

The Western media have started an anti-campaign for STM’s Kargu-2 drone. Human Rights Watch initiated the campaign three weeks ago.

ULAQ had Salvo Cirit Fire
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

ULAQ had Salvo Cirit Fire

Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence’s joint Project Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV/ ULAQ) was tested at DenizKurdu 21 (Sea Wolf) Naval Exercise.

US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor
Weapon / Missile

US Navy Tests Hypersonic Rocket Motor

The US Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) office tested on May 27th the first-stage solid rocket motor (SRM) in Promontory, Utah.

ASELSAN’s SERDAR at Morocco
Weapon / Missile

ASELSAN’s SERDAR at Morocco

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) have published some photos from the armed forces on social media accounts on the occasion of the 65th anniversary.

French DGA performs first lock-on firing of MMP missile from new Jaguar EBRC
Land Weapon / Missile

French DGA performs first lock-on firing of MMP missile from new Jaguar EBRC

An MBDA-manufactured MMP medium-range missile was test-fired from Nexter’s Jaguar armoured reconnaissance and combat vehicle (EBRC). For the first time in mid-April. The French defence procurement agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement /DGA) carried out the firing at their Land Techniques Test Centre as part of the JAGUAR qualification. Launched from the retractable pod on the Jaguar’s turret in a two-missile configuration, the MMP successfully hit its target.

US Gets Closer to 500 km precision Strike with PrSM rocket
Weapon / Missile

US Gets Closer to 500 km precision Strike with PrSM rocket

Lockheed Martin announced that the developments of Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) tactical surface-to-surface weapon system are completed.

BMC's Vuran with 107 mm MBRL
Land Weapon / Missile

BMC's Vuran with 107 mm MBRL

SSB presented the Vuran 4X4 with MBRL.

The range of Akya Torpedo Doubled
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile

The range of Akya Torpedo Doubled

Turkish Navy’s indigenous heavyweight Akya Torpedo has got an upgrade. The range of the torpedo is extended over 30 km.

Minuteman III Test Launch Aborts Prior to Launch
Air Weapon / Missile

Minuteman III Test Launch Aborts Prior to Launch

Air Force Global Strike Command announced that an unarmed Minuteman III test launch experienced a ground abort prior to launch.

HİSAR A + Completes Acceptance Tests
Weapon / Missile

HİSAR A + Completes Acceptance Tests

Defence Ministry announced that the inspection and acceptance trials of the "Low Altitude Air Defence Missile System (HİSAR-A) Project" is completed.