Atmaca

ATMACA (Accipiter) is an all weather, long range, precision strike, anti-ship cruise missile, developed by Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN.[1] [2] The Atmaca will enter service with the Turkish Navy by mid-2020 to gradually replace the country's existing inventory of Harpoon missiles.

ATMACA
Missile firing from a land based launcher
TypeAnti-ship missile
Surface-to-surface missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerROKETSAN
Designed2009-2018
ManufacturerROKETSAN
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass~800 kg
Length4,800 - 5,200 mm
Diameter350 mm
Effective firing range>200 km [1]
Maximum firing range280-360 km
WarheadHigh-explosive penetrating warhead
Warhead weight250 kg
EngineSafran Microturbo TRI-40 Kale KTJ3200
Wingspan1.4 m
Maximum speed 0.85-0.90 Mach
Guidance
system
INS/GPS+RA+DL
Launch
platform

Development

The program was initiated in 2009 when Turkey's Undersecretary For Defense Industries (SSM) signed a contract with Roketsan for designing a surface-to-surface cruise missile for the requirements of the Turkish Naval Forces. The prime contractor, Roketsan, started the design studies in September 2012, after receiving the results of its previous research and development contract with Turkey's Undersecretary For Defense Industries under the coordination of Navy Research Center Command (ARMERKOM). The missile is planned to be developed for multiplatforms, capable of launching not only from warships but also from submarines, aircraft, coastal batteries, including land-attack operations.

After completing various tests, first land-based firing of the Atmaca took place in March 2017. The serial production contract for Atmaca was signed between Roketsan and the Presidency of Defense Industry on 29 October 2018. The missile will be deployed to Turkish Navy's Ada-class corvettes, Istanbul-class frigates, G-class frigates and planned TF-2000 class destroyers.

On 3 November 2019, Turkish Naval Forces conducted its first ship-launched firing from the Ada-class corvette TCG Kınalıada in the Black Sea.[3][4]

On 4 January 2021, did the Atmaca missile successfully hit its target in a test done by the Turkish Naval Forces[5]

Design

The missile makes use of its global positioning system (GPS), inertial navigation system, barometric altimeter and radar altimeter to navigate towards its target, while its active radar seeker pinpoints the target with high precision. With a range of more than 200 kilometres (120 mi), this guided missile poses a major threat for targets situated beyond the line of sight due to its high explosive fragmentation warhead. Its modern data-link provides ATMACA with the ability to 3D mission planning, update targets, reattack and terminate the mission.[1] Missile is ultra sea-skimming as it approaches the target.[1]

Operators

 Turkey

See also


References
  1. "ATMACA ANTI-SHIP MISSILE". Roketsan. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  2. "Atmaca ASCM". GlobalSecurity.org. Archived from the original on 27 May 2020.
  3. "Turkey successfully tests sea-launched cruise missile". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  4. "Turkey Test Fires Atmaca Anti-Ship Missile from MILGEM Corvette". Quwa. 2019-11-12. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. "Atmaca missile test successfully".
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