TR Missile & Smart Munition Programs

[TheInsider]

This is truly a rabbit out of a hat instant.
We were waiting for a liquid/gel fuelled ramjet a2a missile. They most likely gave us a solid fuelled ramjet that is small enough to fit in to internal bays of KAAN and even KE.

It is too small to have a fuel tank, compared to the given approximate length of 5m of liquid fuelled Gökhan. It has to be solid fuelled.

This is similar to Meteor. Meteor is 3.9 metres.
The important points are:
When will it be ready? At what stage of it’s development is it?

Gökhan was too long and too heavy for an a2a missile that was supposed to fit on internal bays of KAAN or KE.
They can carry on developing it as an AShM now.

IMHO propulsion part is ready( solid fuel ramjet Akbaba is in tests and trials for a while now). AESA seeker will probably be delivered soon. I expect advanced tests in 2026 similar to Gökhan. Both of them will probably have a similar AESA seeker from Aselsan.

 

[Strong AI]

Gökhan was too long and too heavy for an a2a missile that was supposed to fit on internal bays of KAAN or KE.

Gökhan will give our F-16 Özgür very sharp teeth.

 

[TheInsider]

Gökhan will definitely fit inside the belly internal bays of KAAN. Those bays are monstrous. IMHO at this point, 4x Gökhan inside mid internal bays and 2x Gökbora inside side internal bays are guaranteed.

 

[Strong AI]

Selcuk Bayraktar:

We produce 500 MAM-L per week. (did he leak the name of a not revealed munition "Göksen"?)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947686318894412226

 

[Pokemonte13]

Selcuk Bayraktar:

We produce 500 MAM-L per week. (did he leak the name of a not revealed munition "Göksen"?)

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947686318894412226

26.000 MAM L a year who the f*ck uses that many munitions its like everyday they produce/use 71 bombs

 

[Strong AI]

26.000 MAM L a year who the f*ck uses that many munitions its like everyday they produce/use 71 bombs

Imo many exports and many of them were used in different wars the last years.

 

[Pokemonte13]

Imo many exports and many of them were used in different wars the last years.

Then how many omtas umtas Karaok(i don't know if its even in service) sungur do they produce or hisar for that?

 

[Oublious]

Where is Block 2 and 3?

we skipped that parts....

 

[mTT]

Will Gökbora compete with Gökhan or did they change the name?

Gökhan >>> TÜBİTAK SAGE
Gökbora >>> ROKETSAN

 

[CAN_TR]

I hope its not Gökhan with name change because the war doctrine is changing and we need long range air -air missile 300+ km .
Someone at IDEF should ask what happened with Gökhan , same with CENK its tayfun block 4 CENK or not ? ?
A missile 10 meter 938mm diameter can easy reach 1400km but i would like to make it reach 500km and all space leave to warhead like 5 ton bomb

It's not, GÖKHAN is a project of Tübitak SAGE.

 

[BalkanTurk90]

26.000 MAM L a year who the f*ck uses that many munitions its like everyday they produce/use 71 bombs

Its main weapon of all drones of Turkiye like tb2 , anka and others and took part in all wars in suria , armenia , libya , ukraine , africa and all those countries that buy pur drones will aslo buy MAM L perhaps aslo MAM T and C.
So no wonder we are producing so much smart bombs

 

[TheInsider]

Tayfun block 2 and 3 are classified and won't be announced or unveiled. The sources I reached say they are in the inventory. Cenk will also have blocks and it is expected to be unveiled in the next IDEF and similar to Tayfun, some blocks and some product data will stay classified. Tayfun block 4 will enter the inventory by the end of 2025.

 

[Philip the Arab]

My humble guess range of Tayfun block 4 is 1700-2100km
@TheInsider accurate ballpark?

 

[TheInsider]

My humble guess range of Tayfun block 4 is 1700-2100km
@TheInsider accurate ballpark?

Yes, I think so, but it depends on the warhead. Roketsan might have gone for a bigger 1000 or 1500kg warhead we don't know the details.

Confirmation from Commander of the land forces General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.
Tayfun block 4 will enter the inventory by the end of this year.

I want to add this, a final firing test will be done this year before the system enters the inventory.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947709499621384302

 

[BalkanTurk90]

My humble guess range of Tayfun block 4 is 1700-2100km
@TheInsider accurate ballpark?

i would say 1200- 1600 km but depends aslo what type and size of warhead it has . I wonder more about the carry lunch vihacle , it will look like df 16 ones or what ? It will be national or foreight 8 x 8 , 6 x 6 ??

 

[Philip the Arab]

i would say 1200- 1600 km but depends aslo what type and size of warhead it has . I wonder more about the carry lunch vihacle , it will look like df 16 ones or what ? It will be national or foreight 8 x 8 , 6 x 6 ??

I was using Pershing-2 as it has very similar weight and dimensions as a reference but yeah payload is definitely going to be a big factor.

Forgot it’s a two stage as well but theoretically a MARV wouldn’t be impossible with the Tayfun.

 

[Strong AI]

Tayfun block 2 and 3 are classified and won't be announced or unveiled.

Ok imo this confirms some speculations we did. And imo it makes sense to not unveil them.

 

[Bogeyman]

Yes, I think so, but it depends on the warhead. Roketsan might have gone for a bigger 1000 or 1500kg warhead we don't know the details.

Confirmation from Commander of the land forces General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu.
Tayfun block 4 will enter the inventory by the end of this year.

I want to add this, a final firing test will be done this year before the system enters the inventory.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1947709499621384302

I'm reminded of the scramjet article in Roketsan magazine. Therefore, we may have developed a hypersonic glide vehicle capable of reaching altitude with a ballistic missile. Claiming to be a scramjet requires that the average cruise speed be hypersonic once the engine is running. Indeed, when the Tayfun Block-4 was mentioned, it was assumed that the missile would be hypersonic. Normally, such a definition isn't used for ballistic missiles based on maximum cruise speed. Therefore, I hope we develop an HGV and add it to the inventory.

 

[TheInsider]

Gökbora
Length: 3.75m
Diameter: 180mm
Weight: ~200kg (estimate)
Propulsion: Solid fuel ramjet
Midcourse Guidance: INS+two-way data-link
Terminal Guidance: Aselsan AESA seeker+optimal guidance algorithms
Warhead: HE Frag
Fuses: Impact, Tubitak SAGE Laser target proximity sensor.
Foldable fins


Meteor
Length: 3.7m
Diameter: 178mm
Weight: 190kg
Propulsion: Solid fuel ramjet
Midcourse Guidance: INS+ two-way data-link
Terminal Guidance: AD4A based Active RF seeker
Warhead: HE Frag
Fuses: Impact, RF Proximity
Cropped fin variant for F-35

 

[GoatsMilk]

what is the accuracy of the Tayfun? Because the major problem with the iranian ballistic missiles used against isreal they really served no strategic value due to low accuracy and were mainly launched on cities hitting civilian structures. Are these able to directly target say air defence systems?