Tayfun (missile)
Turkish Short-range ballistic missile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Tayfun (Turkish Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed basis on Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It's Turkey's first SRBM system[1].Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhoon, which was being secretly developed, during a test launch on October 20, 2022, and although the characteristics of the missiles were unknown, it was later announced by the Ministry of National Defense; TAYFUN (Typhoon), hitting its target from a distance of 561 kilometers in a duration of 456 seconds.[2]
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Tayfun/Typhoon | |
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Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
Place of origin | Turkey |
Service history | |
In service | 2023 |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Designer | Roketsan |
Designed | Unknown (Developed Secretly) |
Manufacturer | Roketsan |
Produced | 2022 (Possibly before) |
No. built | Unknown |
Variants | Tayfun (for Turkey) Typhoon (for export) |
Specifications | |
Mass | Unknown |
Length | Unknown |
Diameter | Unknown |
Effective firing range | 300 km (190 mi) to 900 km (560 mi) (Maximum range is classified) |
Warhead | HE or fragmentation |
Warhead weight | Unknown |
Propellant | Composite solid fuel |
Flight altitude | high altitude |
Maximum speed | Mach 5 for missile |
Guidance system | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only |
Accuracy |
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Launch platform | VOLAT truck |
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