GÖKTUĞ
GÖKTUĞ (combination of GÖK (sky) and TUĞ, Tug banner) is a Turkish program started to be developed in 2013 by TÜBİTAK-SAGE to develop four variants of air-to-air missiles that are to be launched from F-16s as well as future Turkish indigenous TAI Hürjet and TAI TF Kaan and combat aircraft from other nations such as CAC/PAC JF-17 Thunder.[1][2] The program intends to produce Turkey's first indigenous air-to-air missiles.[3][4] Merlin (Bozdoğan) is short-range infrared homing missile and Peregrine (Gökdoğan) is a beyond-visual-range active radar homing missile.[5][6] Other projects include ramjet-powered a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile and very-short-range miniature air-to-air missile for use by helicopters.[7][8]
The Merlin and Peregrine missiles were successfully flight-tested in 2018.[9] These missiles are planned to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder and AIM-120 AMRAAM, respectively, on Turkey's crewed warplanes,[10] and are planned to be integrated on Bayraktar AKINCI and Bayraktar Kızılelma, indigenously developed Turkish UCAVs.[11] It was announced that preparations for mass production have begun in 2022.[12] Both Merlin and Peregrine missiles entered inventory in 30 July 2024.[13]
Bozdoğan (Merlin)
[edit]Gökdoğan (Peregrine)
[edit]Gökhan (Khan of Sky)
[edit]The development of an air-to-air missile powered by a ramjet engine was officially announced in August 2021. The director of the TÜBİTAK SAGE Gürcan Okumuş stated the completion of more than 100 tests that carried the firing of the new ramjet engine.[7][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Türkiye'nin ilk hava-hava füzesi Göktuğ TEKNOFEST'te sergileniyor" [Türkiye's first air-to-air missile Göktuğ on display at TEKNOFEST] (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
TÜBİTAK SAGE Müdürü Gürcan Okumuş, AA muhabirine yaptığı açıklamada, Türkiye'nin ilk hava hava füzesi Göktuğ'un 2013 yılında TÜBİTAK SAGE'nin geliştirme ihalesini aldığı bir proje olduğunu anımsattı.
- ^ "Bozdoğan Füzesi'nden tam isabet" [A direct hit from the Bozdoğan Missile] (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 26 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
Açıklamada, TÜBİTAK SAGE tarafından 2013'ten beri üzerinde çalışılan Göktuğ Projesi kapsamında geliştirilen Bozdoğan Füzesi'nin...
- ^ "TUBITAK-SAGE air-to-air missile projects continues successfully". savunmasanayist. 6 February 2019.
- ^ "Turkey Tests Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile". Quwa-Defense news and Analysis. 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Uçak Avcisi Bozdoğan Testi Başariyla Geçti". Savunma Sanayii Araştirma Ve Geliştirme Enstitüsü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2023-11-06. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ "Bozdoğan'dan Sonra Gökdoğan Da Kendini Kanıtladı!". Savunma Sanayii Araştirma Ve Geliştirme Enstitüsü (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ a b "The air-to-air missile with Ramjet engine from TÜBITAK Sage: GÖKHAN". defenceturk.net. 25 June 2021.
- ^ "GÖKDOĞAN, BOZDOĞAN ve AKDOĞAN Füze Projelerindeki Son Durum" (in Turkish). 20 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "Turkey carries out first test firing of air-to-air missiles - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
- ^ Alemdar, Ahmet (2021-01-14). "Yerli GÖKTUĞ Hava-Hava Füzesinin atışlı testleri 2021'de tamamlanıyor". Defence Turk (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
- ^ Ozberk, Tayfun (2021-07-22). "Turkey to deploy MIUS unmanned combat aircraft from LHD Anadolu". Naval News. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Gökdoğan ve Bozdoğan füzeleri seri üretime hazırlanıyor" [Gökdoğan and Bozdoğan missiles are being prepared for mass production]. Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 3 June 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Şahan, Talha (2024-07-30). "Domestic air-to-air missiles in inventory!". Defence Turk. Archived from the original on 2024-12-29. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ^ "Bakan Akar: Savunma sanayimizdeki yerlilik ve millilik oranımız yüzde 70'leri aştı". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
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