Türkiye is working on a 2000 km range ballistic missile

Türkiye is working on a 2000 km range ballistic missile

By admin, Ocak 7, 2025








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President Recep Tayyip Erdoganmade important statements after the first Cabinet Meeting of the year. An important topic of the statements was the defense industry. Erdogan, “We started the projects that will strengthen the power of our navy in the blue homeland.” He also talked about the 2000 km range ballistic missile program.

“We broke a record in the defense industry”

Erdogan, defense industry will reach 15.5 billion dollars in 2023 “We are among the leading countries in the world in the production of UAVs, UAVs, electronic warfare and warships. Our exports, which were 248 million dollars in 2002, reached 7 billion 154 million dollars in 2024, with an increase of 29 percent compared to the previous year. Our 2024 target is 64.5 billion dollars.” “We broke a new record by exceeding the dollar by 11 percent.” he said.

While Erdoğan pointed out that the flight tests of the National Combat Aircraft KAAN and HÜRJET continued, the first delivery of the GÖKBEY helicopter was made, the prototype production and tests of the KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft continued, and the acceptance of ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB3, TB2, Akıncı and Aksungur UAVs. He underlined that it was done.

Erdoğan stated that TB3 landed and took off from TCG Anadolu without using support equipment, thus making history as the first UAV capable of landing and taking off from a short-runway ship.

2000 km range ballistic missile is coming




Türkiye is working on a 2000 km range ballistic missile




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Erdoğan stated that they have put the Piri Reis Submarine into service in the naval systems, the sea trials of the Hızır Reis Submarine have started, the equipment work of Murat Reis continues, and the TCG Derya, İstanbul, First Lieutenant Arif Ekmekçi and the MARLIN armed unmanned sea vehicle have been delivered. long range ballistic missile In his program, he stated that he was pumped:

“We said ‘Bismillah’ to the locally and nationally developed Steel Dome Project. SİPER Product-1 system entered the inventory. We decided to both strengthen our missile stock with a range of 800 kilometers and above and accelerate our missile development program with a range of 2 thousand kilometers and above..

TYFUN, CENK, BORA and GEZGİN




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Currently, Türkiye stands out with its TAYFUN, CENK, BORA and GEZGİN missiles. Considered to be Turkey’s first ‘Short Range Ballistic Missile (SRBM)’ TYPHOONWhile it is considered to be included in the inventory, CENK will be Turkey’s first ‘Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM)’. While there is 550+ km range information for TAYFUN CENKIt is expected to have a range of 1000+ km. TRAVELER Although there is not much information about it, it is a cruise missile and is being developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE.

On the other hand, it has a range of up to 280 kilometers. BORA missile is currently known as the longest-range ballistic missile system in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces.

Ballistic missiles are divided into classes according to their range. Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBM) up to 300 kilometers; Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) have a range of 300-1000 kilometers, Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) have a range of 1000-3500 kilometers, Long Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) have a range of 3500-5500 kilometers, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) have a range of 5500 kilometers and above. They are defined as missiles with a high range.