Sünnetçi on the event:
"I had the opportunity to learn about this firing,
which took place in the second half of October, during the last week of October. This successful firing,
in which a domestically developed air-to-air missile was guided by a domestic AESA radar and accurately directed to its target from an aircraft equipped with a national mission system and software, is of great importance both in terms of demonstrating the level reached by the Turkish Defense Industry and as a significant milestone in terms of the tremendous capability that will be added to the Turkish Air Force's F-16 aircraft in the near future.
The
medium-range GÖKDOĞAN air-to-air missile, developed under the leadership of TÜBİTAK SAGE,
was used in the firing. According to the information I have obtained,
although the missile did not reach its maximum range, the target (high-speed target aircraft) detected and tracked by the MURAD-100A AESA radar
was successfully hit from a considerable distance. The GÖKDOĞAN missile was successfully guided to the target detected by the MURAD-100A AESA radar and scored a direct hit on the target. For the GÖKDOĞAN BVRAAM missile to be used effectively at beyond-visual-range distances, full integration with the aircraft's Fire Control Radar and mid-course guidance support are required.
As part of the ÖZGÜR Avionics Modernization Project, the final phase, Phase IV, includes the integration of the Moving Map, Data Link, and Air-to-Air/Air-to-Ground Weapon Integration systems. This ensures the full integration of GÖKDOĞAN into the aircraft,
enabling the missile to be used at maximum range and maximum effectiveness. Turkish Air Force sources were very satisfied with the performance demonstrated in tests by the X-Band MURAD-100 AESA Fire Control Radar, which has GaN-based Receiver/Transmitter Modules, despite not being used at full performance level in live-fire tests.
For the MURAD-100 AESA Radar to be used at full performance, the aircraft's electrical and cooling power, as well as the mission computer (in terms of processing capacity), must have sufficient capacity.
On behalf of the Defense Industries Presidency, TÜBİTAK SAGE developed Turkey's first active radar-guided beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile, GÖKDOĞAN, under the GÖKTUĞ Project in line with the needs of the Turkish Air Force. (RF) guided beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile, GÖKDOĞAN, was successfully conducted in late October 2021 from an F-16C aircraft belonging to the 401st Test Squadron Command.
As part of the test campaign, live-fire tests are expected to be conducted on the AKINCI UAV in the coming days using the MURAD-100A AESA Radar. The
MURAD-100A AESA Radar was integrated into the AKINCI UAV with tail number PT-3, and its first flight was announced on March 1, 2025, following ground tests.
On March 13, 2025, it was announced that during the second flight conducted with the AKINCI UAV, the MURAD Radar had achieved its first air-to-air radar lock."
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