Türkiye Conducts First Test-Firing of SOM-J Cruise Missile

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV achieves direct hit with supersonic missile in major test milestone

The Bayraktar TB3 launched the missile from a distance of over 50 kilometres, striking a 6-by-6-metre floating sea target with precision on its first attempt. During the operation, a Bayraktar TB2 UCAV carried out laser designation from the air, allowing the TB3 to successfully engage and destroy the marked target. This trial demonstrated the ability of two UCAVs to coordinate in laser designation and engagement, a significant advancement in unm…

Bayraktar TB3 successfully completed its first firing test with the UAV-122 Supersonic Missile. Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, which made a first in world aviation history by landing and taking off from a short-runway ship, continues its ammunition integration tests, leaving behind another milestone in the development process. - Watch video

Making a first in aviation history by taking off and landing from a short-runway ship, Bayraktar TB3 SİHA successfully completed its first firing test in the Dalaman district of Muğla. Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, while continuing its ammunition tests, hit a 6X6 meter curtained target with full accuracy from a distance of over 50 kilometers on its first test.

Türkiye Successfully Tests SOM-J Cruise Missile: A Leap in Military Capabilities

Türkiye has successfully tested the SOM-J (Stand Off Munition-J) cruise missile, marking a major milestone in its defense technology advancements. The missile, developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and produced by ROKETSAN, was launched from an F-16 of the Turkish Air Force’s 401st Test Squadron, striking its intended target at sea with pinpoint accuracy. This test underscores Türkiye’s growing capability in precision-strike technology and its increasing in…

Turkey Fires SOM-J Cruise Missile from F-16 For the First Time

SOM-J was originally developed to fit inside the F-35’s internal bays. Meant for both land and sea targets, it will also be integrated on the KAAN fifth generation stealth fighter and the Kizilelma UCAV. Turkey conducted the first live-fire test of its SOM-J ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile) from a Turkish Air Force (TuAF/Türk Hava Kuvvetleri) […] The post Turkey Fires SOM-J Cruise Missile from F-16 For the First Time appeared first on The Avia…

In Turkey, Baykar Technologies has crossed a new milestone with its ucav TB2 Bayraktar; in fact, the aircraft has successfully launched two KEMANKEŞ 1 micro cruise missiles whose guidance system uses artificial intelligence. The test consisted of Maximum Flight and Dive Tests successfully completed by the pair of KEMANKEŞ 1 launched by TB2. As part of the test, two KEMANKEŞ 1 missiles were launched from the Baykar flight training and test center…