UPDATE - Turkey tests indigenous anti-ship missile in Black Sea
Turkey's locally produced missile will fear enemies, says Turkish Naval Forces commander
UPDATES WITH REMARKS OF HEAD OF TURKISH DEFENSE INDUSTRIES PRESIDENCY
By Gokhan Gucukluoglu
SINOP, Turkey (AA) - Turkey's first locally produced maritime missile Atmaca was tested Thursday in the Black Sea region.
Test activities of the Atmaca, a long-range anti-ship missile developed by Roketsan, was carried out in the northern Sinop province, according to the office of governor.
Our domestic product Atmaca will fear enemies, said Naval Forces Commander Admiral Adnan Ozbal after observing test fires together with Erol Karaomeroglu, Sinop governor.
Ismail Demir, head of Turkey's Defense Industries Presidency, said on Twitter: “Our first national anti-ship missile, #ATMACA, successfully destroyed the target when fired from our national ship TCG Kinaliada.”
He also congratulated everyone who contributed to the maritime missile.
Roketsan touts Atmaca as a high-precision, long-range, surface-to-surface, precision strike anti-ship missile which can be integrated with patrol boats, frigates and corvettes and is expected to replace the US-made Harpoon.
It boasts a range of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles), posing a threat to targets far outside visual range.
It also provides a target update, re-attack, and mission abort capability via modern data link.
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