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Turkey tests short-range ballistic missile

  • October 19, 2022
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TAYFUN, the first Turkish short-range ballistic missile developed by Roketsan, was successfully tested in Turkey. This has been reported by Ukrinform with reference to the Defense Industry profile

Turkey tests short-range ballistic missile

Turkey tests short-range ballistic missile

TAYFUN, the first Turkish short-range ballistic missile developed by Roketsan, was successfully tested in Turkey.

This has been reported by Ukrinform with reference to the Defense Industry profile publication.

The newspaper said, “The TAYFUN missile successfully hit the target during the test shots at the Rize-Artwin airport.”

that ballistic missiles with a range of up to 300 kilometers are considered tactical ballistic missiles; With a range of 300-1000 kilometers – these are short-range ballistic missiles. Thus, TAYFUN is Turkey’s first short-range ballistic missile. Rockets belonging to Roketsan, which had a flight range of more than 150 and more than 280 km, were put into service with the land forces of the Turkish Armed Forces.

The publication states that the Turkish Armed Forces will reach a significant deterrent potential thanks to TAYFUN ballistic missiles.

As reported by Ukrinform, Turkey successfully tested its own air-to-air missile in July of this year.

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Source: Ukrinform

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