Engineering:Bora (missile)
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Short description: Turkish tactical ballistic missile
| Bora/Khan | |
|---|---|
 IDEF(International Defence Fair) 10 May 2017, Istanbul | |
| Type | Tactical ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2018 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Syrian civil war |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | 2009 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2017 |
| No. built | 800+ |
| Variants | Bora (for Turkey) Khan (for export) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2500 kg |
| Length | 8.0 m |
| Diameter | 610 mm |
| Effective firing range | Bora I 80 km (50 mi) to 280 km (170 mi) |
| Warhead | HE or fragmentation |
| Warhead weight | 470 kg |
| Propellant | Composite solid fuel |
| Flight altitude | high altitude |
| Speed | Mach 5 for missile |
Guidance system | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only |
| Accuracy |
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Launch platform | VOLAT truck |
The Bora is a tactical ballistic missile developed based on the B-611 and, like the J-600T Yıldırım, is a derivative of the missile development program of China and Turkey.[1][2] It has 610 mm diameter, a length of 8.0 m, a total weight of 2500 kg with a minimum range of 80 km and maximum range of 280 km.[3] Its export version is called Khan.[4] It was tested and entered service in May 2017. Deliveries were completed in early 2021.[3]
Design
The Bora uses GPS+GLONASS aided INS / INS only guidance and its launcher is mounted on a VOLAT 8x8 truck. It carries a 470-kg high-explosive or fragmentation warhead. Accuracy is ≤10 m.[citation needed]
Variants
The Bora-2 version with a longer range is under development.[5]
- Tayfun (missile) - Short Range Ballistic Missile
- Cenk (missile) - Medium Range Ballistic Missile
Users
Turkey[6]
Khan Variant
Comparable missiles
- J-600T Yıldırım
- Hatf-I
- Abdali-I
- OTR-21 Tochka
- 9K720 Iskander
- P-12
- Nasr (missile)
- Prahaar (missile)
- LORA (missile)
- Šumadija (multiple rocket launcher)
- Çakır (missile)
References
- ↑ Can Kasapoglu (19 June 2019). "Turkey’s Bora missile saw combat debut: What next?". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622204631/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/analysis/turkey-s-bora-missile-saw-combat-debut-what-next/1508723. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ "Bora J-600T Yildirim". Global Security. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929105531/https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/turkey/j-600.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BORA Ballistic Missile System deliveries completed". 3 January 2021. https://en.defenceturk.net/bora-ballistic-missile-system-deliveries-completed/.
- ↑ "KHAN Missile – Roketsan". https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/khan-missile.
- ↑ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". http://www.janes.com/article/79644/turkey-develops-advanced-bora-2-long-range-missile.
- ↑ "Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight on Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program". https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2022/10/20/tayfun-test-firing-puts-spotlight-on-turkeys-ballistic-missile-program/?sh=41107e71630f.
- ↑ "Disaksikan Menhan Prabowo di Indo Defence 2022, RI dan Turki Teken Sejumlah Kontrak Kerja Sama". 7 November 2022. https://www.kemhan.go.id/2022/11/07/disaksikan-menhan-prabowo-di-indo-defence-2022-ri-dan-turki-teken-sejumlah-kontrak-kerja-sama.html.
- ↑ "Khan füzesinin ilk ihracatı Endonezya'ya yapılacak" (in tr). 3 November 2022. https://savunmasanayiidergilik.com/tr/HaberDergilik/Khan-fuzesinin-ilk-ihracati-Endonezya-ya-yapilacak.
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