Turkish ROKETSAN develops missiles for ATAK-2 combat helicopter PHOTO

Turkish defence company ROKETSAN has developed a new missile with a range of 20 km for the ATAK-2 heavy attack helicopter.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) CEO Temel Kotil made the statement on May 15, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Defence Turk Twitter page.

🔵🇹🇷ATAK-2 taarruz helikopterine ROKETSAN'dan görüş ötesi füze!

🔸ROKETSAN, ATAK-2 Ağır Sınıf Taarruz Helikopteri için 20 km menzilli yeni bir görüş ötesi füze geliştiriyorhttps://t.co/4hkbPEweOP

— Defence Turk (@Defence_Turk) May 15, 2023

"The ATAK helicopter fires from 8km, which means it has to get close to the enemy. However, ROKETSAN is developing a missile system for the ATAK-2 heavy helicopter that can hit targets from 20km," Kotil said.

Following the completion of design and development work on the ATAK-2 heavy attack helicopter, ground tests were successfully conducted, which were the first requirements for the launch of the engine.

On April 23, 2023, the ATAK-2 helicopter took to the air for the first time.

The ATAK-2, the third helicopter in the world in this class, weighs 10 tonnes and has a payload of 1,200 kg.