Türkiye tests all-new Tayfun rocket of domestic production PHOTO/VIDEO

A test launch of the first Tayfun (Typhoon) short-range rocket of domestic production was successfully carried out in the Turkish city of Rize on October 18 morning.

Under the “Tayfun Missile System Development Project” of the Turkish Defence Industries, a major Turkish weapons manufacturer ROKETSAN has tested the rocket, according to the local news service Yeniakit.

The Tayfun short-range ballistic missile successfully hit a target at a distance of 561 kilometres in 458 seconds. The missile flew from Rize to Sinop city during test firing this morning.

Tayfun has a range of 300 to 1,000 km.

Tayfun, which has a very similar launcher to the BORA missile of Turkish production.

The picture shows the approximate radius of the rocket's strike.