Turkish F-16 ÖZGÜR fires beyond-visual-range missile PHOTO / VIDEO

Türkiye has achieved another milestone in its defence industry as the Turkish Air Force’s modernised F-16 ÖZGÜR fighter successfully fired a domestically developed beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile using the indigenously produced MURAD AESA radar.

The test marked the first time a nationally produced air-to-air missile had been launched from a fighter jet equipped with a home-grown active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, entirely using Turkish resources, Caliber.Az reports, citing Türkiye’s defence industry news platform.

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The GÖKDOĞAN missile, developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, was launched from the F-16 ÖZGÜR platform equipped with ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar. The test was reported to be “100% successful,” with the missile striking its target accurately.

The MURAD radar, which has also been integrated into Türkiye’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter and the AKINCI drone, continues to undergo flight testing and further development.

ASELSAN’s General Manager, Ahmet Akyol, said the achievement highlighted Türkiye’s growing self-sufficiency in advanced defence technology:

“Today, ASELSAN produces systems that only a few companies in the world can manufacture. Our MURAD AESA fire-control radar, which recently completed its first flight on KIZILELMA, is a clear example of this capability. We have now used the same radar to launch an air-to-air missile from an F-16 platform.”

By Aghakazim Guliyev