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A Turkish stealthy, air-launched cruise missile developed by Roketsan for stand-off strikes against land and naval targets, carried by the Turkish Air Force's F-16 fleet and planned for KAAN. It reduced Turkey's reliance on foreign stand-off weapons and has been offered for export alongside Turkish fighter programs.

In service since 2015

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

250

km range

0.9

Mach

230

kg warhead

Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

In service since 2015. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.: 0.9 Mach

Stronger than 31% of missiles
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.: 250 km

Stronger than 56% of missiles

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.: 230 kg

Stronger than 57% of missiles
Warhead type Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.: Blast-fragmentation or penetrator
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.: GPS/INS, Imaging infrared terminal homing, Terrain-reference navigation

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 3.75 m
Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.: 600 kg

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…: Turbojet

Specifications compiled from public Roketsan and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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