Weapon / Missile News

Stratolaunch Completes Second Flight
Air Space Weapon / Missile

Stratolaunch Completes Second Flight

US Company Stratolaunch has taken another step towards its goal of air-launching hypersonic vehicles.

Marines’ Unmanned Truck Fire Anti-Ship Missile to Hit Target at Sea
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Marines’ Unmanned Truck Fire Anti-Ship Missile to Hit Target at Sea

The Marine Corps deployed an unmanned truck to the seashore to strike a surface target and launched a Navy missile from the vehicle.

New Missile for Anka: Kamikaze Şimşek
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

New Missile for Anka: Kamikaze Şimşek

The Ceo and President of Turkish Aerospace, Professor Temel Kotil, stated that Şimşek had become loitering munition.

Bozdoğan to be fired from UAV
Air Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Bozdoğan to be fired from UAV

The Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) initiated the air to air missile Project Göktuğ in 2013. The Project has two products: Bozdoğan (Within Visual Range /WVR) Missile and Gökdoğan (Beyond Visual Range Air-To-Air Missile /BVRAAM). Bozdoğan was fired from F-16 Fighting Falcon yesterday. It hit the target drone successfully and proved its ability for the first stage. TurDef received detailed information about the Project, the test and its future:

Indigenous Claw for the Fighting Falcon
Air Weapon / Missile

Indigenous Claw for the Fighting Falcon

Turkey’s air-to-air missile Bozdoğan successfully hit the target.

USAF failed at First ARRW Attempt
Air Weapon / Missile

USAF failed at First ARRW Attempt

USAF stated that the first booster flight test (BTF-1) of the Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) failed on April 5th.

Russia to develop new-generation ICBM
Weapon / Missile

Russia to develop new-generation ICBM

According to TASS, Russia will begin its new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Kedr, 2023-2024.

Armenia Used it, Russia hid: The Iskander Missile
Weapon / Missile Bilateral Relations

Armenia Used it, Russia hid: The Iskander Missile

Azerbaijan-based Caliber.az news site documented that Armenia used the 9K720 Iskander system twice during the Karabakh War..

MKEK: PMT is named after "57nci Alay"
Weapon / Missile

MKEK: PMT is named after "57nci Alay"

MKEK recently unveiled a new machine gun, PMT/57A. It was clear that PMT stands for Turkish platform integrated machine gun.

MKEK unveiled Platform Machine Gun PMT-76 / 57A
Weapon / Missile

MKEK unveiled Platform Machine Gun PMT-76 / 57A

Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company (MKEK) introduces PMT-76 / 57A machine gun.

Demir: New product is coming for before SİPER
Air Weapon / Missile

Demir: New product is coming for before SİPER

President of Defence Industries İsmail Demir said, “We are going towards SİPER step by step. We will go beyond SİPER.”

Storm Shadow fails soon after being operational on Typhoon
Air Weapon / Missile

Storm Shadow fails soon after being operational on Typhoon

Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 fighter jets failed with conventionally armed Storm Shadow for the first time in combat in northern Iraq on March 10th.

Pirireis Submarine Might be Delivered to the Navy in 2021
Navy / Maritime Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Pirireis Submarine Might be Delivered to the Navy in 2021

Alper Köse, Head of the Naval Platforms Department at the SSB, provided information about the LHD programme.

BARAK (ER) Reaches 150 km
Weapon / Missile

BARAK (ER) Reaches 150 km

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), announced from its social media account that it has successfully tested a new long-range air defence system.