Turkish Tayfun ballistic missile with a range of 550 km, a huge threat to the PA and Greek infrastructure
The Turkish Roketsan carried out the first test firing of the Tayfun ballistic missile this morning.
The test was done at 6:50 am. local time from a point at Rize-Artvin Airport, located near Rizunda on the Pontus. According to "Bloomberg", the missile traveled 561 kilometers and fell off the port of Sinop.
Although it has long been known that Turkey is studying the development and manufacture of ballistic missiles with ever-increasing range, there were no public details about the Tayfun. "Bloomberg" notes that the program has been in progress for several years, while the Presidency of the Defense Industry refused to disclose any information.
Tayfun is the third main ballistic missile developed by Turkey, after J600T Yildirin (150+ km range) and BORA (280+ km range). The latter two are in the Turkish Army's arsenal, and the introduction of the Tayfun into service will increase Ankara's options for wartime attack on very important facilities (e.g. airports, major military bases, manufacturing and industrial centers) deep in the rival inland.
Google translated.
Η τουρκική Roketsan πραγματοποίησε το πρωί την πρώτη δοκιμαστική βολή του βαλλιστικού πυραύλου Tayfun. Η δοκιμή έγινε στις 6:50 π.μ. τοπική ώρα από σημείο στο αεροδρόμιο Rize-Artvin, που βρίσκεται κοντά στη Ριζούντα του Πόντου. Σύμφωνα με το “Bloomberg”, ο πύραυλος διένυσε 561 χιλιόμετρα και...
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