Atmaca


ATMACA (Accipiter) is an all weather, long range, surface-to-surface, precision strike anti-ship cruise missile[1] which can be integrated to patrol boats,corvettes, frigates and destroyers. It was developed by ROKETSAN. The Atmaca ASCM will enter service with the Turkish Navy by mid-2020. It will also replace the Turkish Navy's inventory Harpoon ASCM.

ATMACA
Missile firing from land based system
TypeAnti-ship missile
Surface-to-surface missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Used bySee Users
WarsSyrian civil war
Production history
DesignerROKETSAN
ManufacturerROKETSAN
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Mass800 kg
Length4,800 - 5,200 mm
Effective firing range~220 km
Maximum firing range280-360 km
WarheadHigh-explosive penetrating warhead
Warhead weight250 kg
EngineSafran TR40 microturbo engine
Wingspan1.4 m
Guidance
system
Inertial Navigation System + Global Positioning System + Barometric Altimeter + Radar Altimeter
Launch
platform
Ship

Development

The work on the Atmaca anti-ship cruise missile began after the signing of contract with ROKETSAN in 2009. Prime contractor ROKETSAN started development of the missile in September 2012 after receiving the results of its previous research and development contract with Turkey's Under Secretariat For Defense Industries (SSM) at Navy Research Centre Command (ARMERKOM). It is planned to developed in such way that it can be launched not only from ship to ship but also from submarines, aircraft and ship to land or vise versa.

The first land-based firing of Atmaca was took place in March 2017, after completing various test, the serial production contract for Atmaca was signed with Presidency of defense industry on 29 October 2018. It will be deployed from Turkish Navy's MILGEM Ada-class corvettes and G-class frigates and future Istanbul-class frigates and 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.[2][3]

Design

The missile makes use of its global positioning system (GPS), its inertial navigation system and its barometric altimeter and radar altimeter sub-systems to navigate towards its target, while its active radar seeker pinpoints its target with High precision. With a range of 200 kilometres (120 mi), this guided missile poses a major threat for targets situated beyond line of sight due to its high explosive fragmentation warhead. Its modern data-link provides ATMACA with the ability to update targets, re-attack and terminate the mission.

Operators
  • Turkish Navy

See also

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