Homemade Portable Air Defense Missile Officially Enters Turkish Military Service: Effective Against Drones, Helicopters To Jets

Illustration of Sungur Turki (Source: Twitter screenshot @IsmailDemirSSB)

JAKARTA - The Turkish defense industry has delivered the first batch of the Sungur Weapon System, a portable air defense missile system effective against unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), jets and helicopters, to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) chief Ismail said. Demir, Sunday.

Demir, in a post on his Twitter account, stated that the portable air defense missile system developed by Roketsan was to serve Turkish troops with its version fired from a soldier's shoulder after the already delivered version was deployed from the platform.

“Sungur's Weapon System offers greater range than its counterparts and stands out with its Infrared Imaging Head, which is impervious to countermeasures and offers the opportunity to lock on enemy elements from greater distances than the eye can see. July.

The head of SSB congratulated those who contributed to the design, development and production of this system, “which is no longer dependent on us from abroad.”

“We always say, if something is man-made, we can do our best,” continued Demir.

The Sungur Air Defense Missile System is an air defense missile system for use in the short-range air defense of mobile/fixed units and facilities on the battlefield and in rear areas. The system is designed to be compatible with the integration of different platforms.

The range of 8 kilometers (5 miles) of air defense missiles used in the system stands out as the most important feature, which distinguishes the Sungur from its counterparts. While the missile system improves the accuracy of the target hit with Imaging Infrared Seeker (IIR) technology.

The Sungur also has an important advantage in destroying aerial targets with its warhead, which has a higher explosive power than similar systems available in inventory.

Its propulsion system, which allows it to be more effective at longer ranges than its counterparts, and the use of sight, which allows the user to detect and see targets from a distance before firing, are other technologies that increase the missile's effectiveness and accuracy.

Having a Friend or Foe Identification System (IFF), Sungur also offers the user various advantages with the ability to lock on to the target before firing and forgetting the shot.

Roketsan is currently continuing its system integration with sea and air platforms, while it has already been integrated into the Vuran tactical wheeled armored vehicle as a ground platform in a short three months.