Weapon / Missile News

The teeth of the C295 Gunship are from Roketsan
France Turkiye

The teeth of the C295 Gunship are from Roketsan

An improved model of the gunsip aircraft, created from Airbus' C295 transport aircraft, was introduced in France.

USAF Awards Raytheon $2 Billion Contract for Nuclear Missile
USA

USAF Awards Raytheon $2 Billion Contract for Nuclear Missile

United States Air Force awards Raytheon Technologies Corp a contract worth $2 billion to develop a new nuclear cruise missile.

China Builds 100 Missile Launch Pads Across The Desert
China

China Builds 100 Missile Launch Pads Across The Desert

According to commercial satellite images, China is building 100 new missile silos in the northwestern desert in Yumen City.

MKEK is now MKE Joint Stock Company
Turkiye

MKEK is now MKE Joint Stock Company

TBMM accepted the law proposal regulating the Machinery and Chemical Industry Institution (MKEK) as a joint-stock company.

TF-X will have Akbaba (Vulture)
Turkiye

TF-X will have Akbaba (Vulture)

The International Anatolian Eagle 2021 Training framework shared exclusive information about the Turkish Fighter Jet Programme (TF-X).

Baykar’s Akıncı to penetrate with Tubitak SAGE’s NEB
Turkiye

Baykar’s Akıncı to penetrate with Tubitak SAGE’s NEB

Akıncı UCAV prepares to carry TÜBİTAK SAGE's NEB. NEB is a Turkish abbreviation for Penetrator Bomb. NEB contains Multiple War Head Systems (MWS) technology.

Hisar and ATMACA will be the first “guests” of Turkish VLS
Turkiye

Hisar and ATMACA will be the first “guests” of Turkish VLS

SSB, Head of Naval Platforms Department stated that an agreement was signed with ROKETSAN for the vertical launch system on the fifth MİLGEM ship.

Tubitak SAGE Begins Ramjet engine project: Gökhan Air to Air
Turkiye

Tubitak SAGE Begins Ramjet engine project: Gökhan Air to Air

Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar announced TÜBİTAK SAGE’s new project; air to air missile with ramjet engine Gökhan, similar to MBDA’s Meteor missile.

MKEK Begins 76 mm Naval Gun Production
Turkiye

MKEK Begins 76 mm Naval Gun Production

Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company MKEK) General Manager Yasin Akdere stated that MKEK had started 76 mm Naval Gun assembly for vessels.

Roketsan’s TRG-300 Tiger exhibited in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Turkiye

Roketsan’s TRG-300 Tiger exhibited in Bangladesh

Prime Minister of Bangladesh inaugurated the newly inducted Roketsan T-300 Tiger systems of the Bangladesh Army in Savar Cantonment.

Torpedoes: Russia Increases the Accuracy and Reduces the Cost
Russia

Torpedoes: Russia Increases the Accuracy and Reduces the Cost

Russia tests a new torpedo homing system. Electronic equipment can be used to set torpedoes of various calibre to strike underwater and surface targets.

ATMACA Hits Ship Target for The First Time
Turkiye

ATMACA Hits Ship Target for The First Time

Roketsan’s ATMACA Anti-Ship Missile hit the ship target in the last test fire before entering the inventory.

US Navy prefers longer-range targeting capacity
USA

US Navy prefers longer-range targeting capacity

US Navy cancels AGM-154 JSOW-ER and favours Lockheed Martin’s AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range).

Köse:  First I class will have Roketsan’s VLS
USA Turkiye

Köse: First I class will have Roketsan’s VLS

Alper Köse, the head of the Naval Platforms Department stated that Roketsan would provide the VLS for I-Class Frigates.