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ASFAT completed half of the HGK-82 guidance kit Production Project
Ammunition

ASFAT completed half of the HGK-82 guidance kit Production Project

One step of the project has been completed in producing the HGK-82 Precision Guidance Kit, designed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by ASFAT Inc.

Ramjet engine ignition test successfully performed at SAGE
Weapon / Missile

Ramjet engine ignition test successfully performed at SAGE

Gökhan Project, Turkey’s ramjet-powered air-to-air missile project, has recently passed a critical stage as it is under tests.

HİSAR -O with RF Seeker is On
Air Weapon / Missile Sensors

HİSAR -O with RF Seeker is On

HİSAR O+, the medium-range air defence missile system has gained a new capability thanks to ASELSAN’s RF seeker.

Turkish Defence Products to be Tested at the Poles
Country

Turkish Defence Products to be Tested at the Poles

Turkish Defence Companies’ ASELSAN, HAVELSAN and SAGE's products will be tested in Antarctica under the planet's most extreme conditions.

HABRAS Exports Testing Service to a Foreign Country
Ammunition Country

HABRAS Exports Testing Service to a Foreign Country

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) Terminal Ballistics High-Speed Rocket Test Track HABRAS will export service to foreign countries. TUBİTAK Defence Industries Research and Development Institute (SAGE) Manager Gürcan Okumuş announced the development.

Tubitak SAGE and DASAL to release Togan from UAV
Air Ammunition Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

Tubitak SAGE and DASAL to release Togan from UAV

Turkish defence Institute SAGE has reached a new stage with DASAL aviation. SAGE’s Togan ammunition will be used at DASAL’s UAV.

The F-16 Fired SOM-J, Aksungur, and Akıncı UCAV will be the Next Users
Weapon / Missile

The F-16 Fired SOM-J, Aksungur, and Akıncı UCAV will be the Next Users

The SOM-J 5th Generation ASuW Missile had its first live-fire test at the Sinop Firing Range with an F-16C aircraft from the 401st Test Fleet Command.

Test Fire from SİPER
Weapon / Missile

Test Fire from SİPER

Professor İsmail Demir announced that the firing test of the National Long-Range Air Defence Missile System SİPER (Trench) was carried out.

Turkish TB2 Drone Appeared in Morocco
Air Unmanned Systems

Turkish TB2 Drone Appeared in Morocco

A Moroccan Twitter account, @IsmailINTEL, shared a photo of the TB2 Drone in the sky, the drone armed with Roketsan's MAM-L ammunition.

Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon
Weapon / Missile Engine and Transmission

Ramjet Gökhan Prototype Will Be Available Soon

Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan test fires from the plane have been accomplished, and the prototype of the Ramjet Gökhan missile will be available in 2022.

F-16s to get Ramjet Engine air to air missile Gökhan
Air Weapon / Missile Expo and Air Show

F-16s to get Ramjet Engine air to air missile Gökhan

TUBİTAK SAGE’s director Gökhan Okumuş stated that Gökhan air to air missiles with Ramjet engines would be used first on F-16 aircraft.

TÜBİTAK-SAGE Presents New Guidance Kits: GÖKÇE and GÖZDE
Ammunition Expo and Air Show

TÜBİTAK-SAGE Presents New Guidance Kits: GÖKÇE and GÖZDE

TÜBİTAK Defence Industry Research and Development Institute (SAGE) will showcase new generation guidance kits GÖKÇE and GÖZDE at the IDEF.

Electromagnetic Rail Gun: the U.S. Gives Up, Turkey is Hopeful
Weapon / Missile Investment

Electromagnetic Rail Gun: the U.S. Gives Up, Turkey is Hopeful

U.S. Navy preferred the budget cut on the Electromagnetic Rail Gun project even though The system sent projectiles at supersonic speed.

Akıncı took off with a 3000 lb payload
Air Ammunition Unmanned Systems

Akıncı took off with a 3000 lb payload

Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV took off with TÜBİTAK SAGE 2000 lb Penetrator Bomb (NEB). The UCAV had 1000 libre extra weight on board besides the NEB.