Türkiye to launch CENK, TAYFUN ballistic missiles
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REGION  05 May 2023 - 12:09

One of the world's leading technology companies, Roketsan, will shortly carry out fire tests of the CENK and TAYFUN ballistic missiles. 

During the tests, which will be carried out in the Black Sea, for the first time in Türkiye's history, missiles with a range as long as 1000 km will be used, Caliber.Az reports citing SavunmaSanayiST.com's Twitter page.

Yaklaşıyor... CENK ve TAYFUN Füzeleri Karadeniz'de irtifa alacak!

💢Türkiye'nin en uzun menzilli balistik füzeleri, Karadeniz'de test edilecek... Özel detayları, haberimizde derledik:https://t.co/EIsWcnuTqk

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) May 4, 2023

Currently, the longest-range missile in service with the Turkish Armed Forces is known as the BORA ballistic missile, with a range of over 280 kilometres. The TAYFUN missile, which has recently had its first test launch, has almost twice f BORA's range. The CENK ballistic missile, which will culminate in its first test launch this year, will be Türkiye's longest-range ballistic missile so far.

Rocket engines and propellants, which are the most important components of ballistic missiles, were completely developed by Roketsan engineers using domestic funds. Thanks to its know-how, Roketsan is able to develop munitions with such a long-range without falling into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR).

The CENK missile, on the other hand, will probably reach a range of 3,000 km. It will be tested for the first time.

To recall, in the last test, the TAYFUN ballistic missile hit a target at a distance of 561 km.

Caliber.Az