Turkish Army to receive SİPER SAM missile system PHOTO/VIDEO

Acceptance work has begun on SİPER, the first long-range surface-to-air missile system developed by Türkiye with national resources.

The SİPER system is scheduled to enter service with the Turkish Army in 2024, Caliber.Az reports, citing X page of SavunmaSanayiST.com.

SİPER Hava Savunma Sistemi için kabul testleri başladı!

— Türkiye'nin milli imkanlarla geliştirilen ilk 'Uzun Menzilli Hava Savunma Füze Sistemi' olan SİPER için envantere girme vakti geldi

— Patriot ve S-400 ligindeki SİPER için 'kabul testi' faaliyetleri başladı

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) November 15, 2023

"These days we are receiving the SİPER SAM system. It will be used by the Turkish army next year. Our geography demands 'strong economy, strong army, strong Türkiye." Today, all the conflict zones of the world in the last 30 years are around us," said ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol.

Developed under the coordination of the defence industry in cooperation with ASELSAN, Roketsan and TÜBİTAK-SAGE, the ÜRÜN-1 missile with a range of more than 100 kilometres will be used in the SİPER system.

In the following period, the SAM will be equipped with the ÜRÜN-2 missile with a range of more than 150 kilometres.

 General characteristics of the SİPER air defence system

• Air defence planning and coordination
• Management and dissemination of information within troop control
• Combined aerial image production
• Multiple engagement and sequential firing
• Manual/semi-automatic/automatic activation
• Identification of Friendly/Foe (IFF)
• Threat assessment and weapons distribution
• Automatic diagnostic control
• Multi-target multi-radar fusion. Bidirectional communication with missiles.
• Wired/wireless communication
• Vertical/tilt firing
• Ability to operate in harsh environments
• Interface with HvBS, Radnet connection
• Communication with higher command via tactical data links (Link-16, JREAP-C)
• Built-in modeling
• Capability to operate with up to 8 PU units, each capable of firing 6 missiles.