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These munitions can engage 2-3 targets simulatenously right?TÜBİTAK-SAGE'den Milli Penguin: KUZGUN-ER | SavunmaSanayiST
TÜBİTAK-SAGE KUZGUN-ER Füzesi'nin geliştirme faaliyetlerine başladı. KUZGUN-ER, turbojet motora sahip olacak ve hava platformları tarafında da kullanılabilecek.www.savunmasanayist.com
KUZGUN-KY* (Rocket propelled) and KUZGUN-SS (Gliding free fall) will be tested via launching from an USV and an UAV, respectively, within this year.
KUZGUN -ER, possibly a relabeling of TJ variant for the export market with an advanced IIR seeker, will be tested in 2023 and offered to Turkish Navy as Penguin replacement.**
SAGE is also collaborating with ILTEREN (Tubitak's office) for the EW version of the KUZGUN missile.
----- Personal comments and remarks ----
*My first comment upon seeing KY was that, it will be cool on USVs. Without any further doubts this admits that, Kuzgun -KY will be actively deployed on USVs. Now, USVs can safely fire these missiles safely without entering main gun's range. Roketsan's Yalman launcher can safely carry 2, or if improved 4 of this KY variant.
** Kuzgun -TJ is possibly a general purpose TJ powered missile to take duties in different conditions. KUZGUN -ER is an optimized variant for marine environment with sea-skimming mode, planning path, terminal engagement patterns. This missile will also have a canister-launched version thus can be expected on USVs.
Compared to Roketsan's OMGFS, this missile can be safely referred as OMGFS-Lite. Altough OMGFS's warhead weight is still unknown possibly will be a bigger one.
Quote from the Manager of the Tubitak SAGE Institute Mr. Gürcan OkumuşGÖKHAN Projesi tamamlandığında, benzerlerinin ötesinde bir füze olacağını söyleyebilirim.
TÜBİTAK-SAGE'den Milli Penguin: KUZGUN-ER | SavunmaSanayiST
TÜBİTAK-SAGE KUZGUN-ER Füzesi'nin geliştirme faaliyetlerine başladı. KUZGUN-ER, turbojet motora sahip olacak ve hava platformları tarafında da kullanılabilecek.www.savunmasanayist.com
This is not a good comparison. It will replace Penguin but it is not a Penguin equivalent. Penguin has a solid rocket motor and the most modern Penguin version has a range of 55km+. Kuzgun-ER will have turbojet. Penguin weighs 370kg even heavier than OMGSF while Kuzgun-ER will probably weigh around 150kg(my expectation).
- Kuzgun-ER(Turbojet + IIR initially): 2023 (Penguin equivalent)
This is not a good comparison. It will replace Penguin but it is not a Penguin equivalent. Penguin has a solid rocket motor and the most modern Penguin version has a range of 55km+. Kuzgun-ER will have turbojet. Penguin weighs 370kg even heavier than OMGSF while Kuzgun-ER will probably weigh around 150kg(my expectation).
A direct equivalent would be Kuzgun-KY-ER with a longer-range solid rocket motor and heavier total weight. Such a missile might have a 60km+ range.
It was written this way because Mr. Okumuş presented Kuzgun-ER missile in this direction. As you said There is no doubt that Kuzgun-Er will be much superior in terms of capabilities.
Penguin (Mk 3) is 370 kg with a 120 kg warhead so should we expect similar chractaristics from KUZGUN -ER??? there is a generel trend of using IIR seekers for antiship missiles. AND I am realy glad that we are catching up this trend with land based ATMACA, KUZGUN -ER and SOM J which are realy useful when used in the closed terrain typical of littoral waters with lots of islands where terrain interferes with radar returnsTÜBİTAK-SAGE'den Milli Penguin: KUZGUN-ER | SavunmaSanayiST
TÜBİTAK-SAGE KUZGUN-ER Füzesi'nin geliştirme faaliyetlerine başladı. KUZGUN-ER, turbojet motora sahip olacak ve hava platformları tarafında da kullanılabilecek.www.savunmasanayist.com
KUZGUN-KY* (Rocket propelled) and KUZGUN-SS (Gliding free fall) will be tested via launching from an USV and an UAV, respectively, within this year.
KUZGUN -TJ will be tested soon, as well, certain amount of engines, to carry out the development phase, have been supplied by the foreign company. Domestic engines will also be available for the final product.
KUZGUN -ER with an advanced IIR seeker and TJ propulsion, will be tested in 2023 and offered to Turkish Navy as Penguin replacement. KUZGUN -ER is being developed by following KUZGUN missile architecture and will be utilized with domestic components from scratch (including the engine) and offered with optional guidance / seekers **
SAGE is also collaborating with ILTEREN (Tubitak's office, who developed EH - ED POD for TurAF) for the EW version of the KUZGUN missile.
----- Personal comments and remarks ----
*My first comment upon seeing KY was that, it will be cool on USVs. Without any further doubts this admits that, Kuzgun -KY will be actively deployed on USVs. Now, USVs can safely fire these missiles without entering main gun range of a typical marine platform. Roketsan's Yalman launcher can safely carry 2, or if improved 4 of the KY variant.
** Kuzgun -TJ is a general purpose TJ powered missile to take duties in different conditions. KUZGUN -ER is an optimized variant for marine environment with sea-skimming mode, planning path, terminal engagement patterns and higher speed. This missile will also have a canister-launched version thus can be expected on USVs.
Compared to Roketsan's OMGFS, this missile can be safely referred as OMGFS-Lite. OMGFS - Marte-ER / OMGFS-L - Penguin.
Kuzgun ER will have smaller warhead compared to the Penguin yet still sufficiently efficient, but also going to have a bigger warhead compared to the Kuzgun KY.Penguin (Mk 3) is 370 kg with a 120 kg warhead so should we expect similar chractaristics from KUZGUN -ER??? there is a generel trend of using IIR seekers for antiship missiles. AND I am realy glad that we are catching up this trend with land based ATMACA, KUZGUN -ER and SOM J which are realy useful when used in the closed terrain typical of littoral waters with lots of islands where terrain interferes with radar returns