Okumuş Leaves TUBİTAK SAGE Director Position
The director of TUBITAK SAGE, Gürcan Okumuş left his position. There is no information available about his future plans.
The director of TUBITAK SAGE, Gürcan Okumuş left his position. There is no information available about his future plans.
Boeing and Nammo have announced that they have conducted a new test of the new 155 mm increased range ammunition with a Ramjet engine.
President of the Defence Industry Agency (DIA), Professor İsmail Demir, announced from his social media accounts that Tubitak SAGE’s (Defence Industry Research and Development Institute) Gökdoğan Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile BVR/Peregrine) was fired with radar seeker. Demir stated that BVR Peregrine and Bozdoğan Within Visual Range (WVR/Merlin) would be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan test fires from the plane have been accomplished, and the prototype of the Ramjet Gökhan missile will be available in 2022.
TUBİTAK SAGE’s director Gökhan Okumuş stated that Gökhan air to air missiles with Ramjet engines would be used first on F-16 aircraft.
Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) SAGE’s (Defence Industries Research and Development Institute) new project; air to air missile with ramjet engine Gökhan.