Türkiye has been on many occasions in the past 50 years. US and European It was embargoed by its other allies. Moreover, only plane and ship Not only that, but also the air defense systems and ammunition necessary to defend ourselves were used as a trump card. “TRENCH” is preparing to destroy all of this.
Emerging as a reaction to all this and proving that we are not dependent on outside forces to defend our own national borders, TRENCH The air defense system has come to an end. so that ASELSAN Incoming Manager Ahmet Akyol, He even gave a date for SİPER.
SİPER Air Defense System will be in inventory in 2024
SİPER holds the title of being the first long-range air defense missile system developed by Turkey with national resources. The acceptance activities of this new domestic and national air defense system have started and In 2024 It turned out that it was planned to enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory.
The statement on the subject came from ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol. Akyol, “These days SİPER We accept them. Next year, the Turkish Army will be using it. Our geography; It necessitates ‘Strong Economy, Strong Army, Strong Turkey’. Today, all the conflict areas of the world in the last 30 years are taking place around us.” he said.
SİPER is being developed under the coordination of the Presidency of Defense Industries in cooperation with ASELSAN, Roketsan and TÜBİTAK-SAGE. The system will first enter the inventory with the PRODUCT-1 Missile. It is known that this missile has a range of 100 km+. In the future, different innovations will be added to the system, which will be updated with the PRODUCT-2 Missile, which has a range of 150 km+.
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SİPER Air Defense System; It stands out with its long-range air defense of strategic facilities against enemy attacks, distributed architecture, close and distant deployment capabilities, multiple engagement and sequential firing, and ability to operate in harsh weather conditions. The system, which can be transported by land, air and sea, also proves to stand out in terms of mobility.
It is known that the SİPER Air Defense System is effective against live targets, cruise missiles, air-to-ground ammunition and unmanned aerial vehicles. Other features of this local and national system, which will enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory in 2024, are as follows.
Technicial Specifications
- System Maximum Intercept Range: 150 km
- Interception Altitude: 0.1-30 km
- Side Coverage: 360°
- Number of Targets That Can Be Tracked: 100
- Battery Level Number of Targets to Engage: 10
- Battery Level, Number of Missiles That Can Be Guided: 20
General features
- Air defense planning and coordination
- Management and distribution of information within the scope of command and control
- Combined Aerial image production
- Multiple engagement and sequential firing
- Manual/Semi-Automatic/Automatic Engagement capability
- Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
- Threat assessment and weapons allocation
- Automatic diagnostic management
- Multi-Target Multi-Radar fusion
- Two-way communication capability with missiles
- Terminal phase guidance with Active Radar Seeker
- RF Target sensor
- High-impact Warhead
- Wired/Wireless communication
- Upright/Slanted Throw ability
- Ability to work day, night and in bad weather conditions
- HvBS, Radnet connection capability
- Via Link 16 tactical data link and JREAP, Turkish Air/Land/
- Coordination with Naval Forces command and control elements
- working in
- Embedded simulation
- Mission with 6 missiles on the Missile Launching System
- ability to
- Solid fuel propulsion system (without additional engine)