Engineering:Tayfun (missile)
| Tayfun/Typhoon | |
|---|---|
 Tayfun in a test launch in Rize,Turkey 23 May 2023 | |
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2023 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | Unknown (Developed Secretly) |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2022 (Possibly before) |
| No. built | Unknown |
| Variants | Tayfun (for Turkey) Typhoon (for export) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Length | Unknown |
| Diameter | Unknown |
| Effective firing range | 300 km (190 mi) to 900 km (560 mi) (Maximum range is classified) |
| Warhead | HE or fragmentation |
| Warhead weight | Unknown |
| Propellant | Composite solid fuel |
| Flight altitude | high altitude |
| Speed | Mach 5 for missile |
Guidance system | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only |
| Accuracy |
|
Launch platform | VOLAT truck |
The Tayfun (Turkish Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed basis on Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It's Turkey's first SRBM system[1].Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhoon, which was being secretly developed, during a test launch on October 20, 2022, and although the characteristics of the missiles were unknown, it was later announced by the Ministry of National Defense; TAYFUN (Typhoon), hitting its target from a distance of 561 kilometers in a duration of 456 seconds.[2]
Design and Production
Since Tayfun was developed secretly, there is no information about its design period. It caused controversy in Greece when it accidentally appeared during a test launch in Rize and was later announced by Erdoğan. Later Erdoğan said that Now we have started to build our missiles. Of course, this production frightens the Greeks. When you say ‘Tayfun' (Typhoon), the Greek is scared. They (Greece) say it will hit Athens. Of course, it will hit it, Erdoğan said at an event in northern Samsun province.[3]
Tayfun tested again on 23 May 2023 successfully[4] and 4 days after entered mass production on 29 May 2023.[5]
Users
Turkey[6]
Variants
- Bora (missile) (Tactical Ballistic Missile)
- Cenk (missile) (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Comparable missiles
- J-600T Yıldırım
- Fateh-313
- Raad-500 (missile)
- Scud missile
- 9K720 Iskander
- Zolfaghar (missile)
- Nasr (missile)
- DF-15
- Hyunmoo
- Shaheen-I
- KN-23
- Çakır (missile)
References
- ↑ "Tayfun: Türkiye'nin geliştirdiği ilk kısa menzilli balistik füzeyle ilgili neler biliniyor, etkileri ne olabilir?". BBC Turkish. 22 October 2022. https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/czk1n0133zdo.
- ↑ "Turkey accidentally reveals secretly developed short-range ballistic missile". Middle East Eye. 20 October 2022. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/turkey-ballistic-missile-short-range-secret-accidentally-revealed.
- ↑ "Ballistic missile Tayfun scares Greece, Erdoğan says". 22 October 2022. https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/eu-affairs/ballistic-missile-tayfun-scares-greece-erdogan-says.
- ↑ "Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun". Anadolu Agency. 25 May 2023. https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkiye/turkish-defense-giant-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-tayfun/2903920.
- ↑ "Tayfun entered mass production". 29 May 2023. https://www.defenceturk.net/roketsan-tayfun-balistik-fuze-seri-uretimde.
- ↑ "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.
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