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Turkish long-range surface-to-air missile defense system From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
SİPER is a long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) air defense system that is currently under development in Turkey. Designed to defend against any type of airborne threat, it can fight aircraft, cruise missiles, air-to-ground missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).[1] It was jointly developed in Turkey by the companies Roketsan, Aselsan and the research institute TÜBİTAK SAGE.[2]
SİPER | |
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Type | Long-range, surface-to-air missile air defense system |
Place of origin | Turkey |
Production history | |
Designer | Aselsan Roketsan |
Specifications |
The SİPER system project was launched by the Presidency of Defence Industries in 2018. The missile is developed by Roketsan, and most sensors and electronics by Aselsan.
During the first firing test, which took place at the test range in Sinop, northern Turkey in December 2022, the SİPER Block 1 missile successfully demonstrated the ability to detect, track and hit a high-speed target aircraft at a range exceeding 100 km (62 mi). It was announced that SİPER will be put into service within 2024.[2] SİPER successfully passed its final test on 13 May 2023, hitting a long-distance target.[3] İn october 2024 Siper product-1 entered the inventory.[4]
The first firing test of Siper Block 2, which has a range of 150 km, was successfully completed in August 2023.[5]
Siper Block 3, which will have a range of 180 km+, is under development.[6]
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