The Atmaca missile, which was developed in line with the needs of the Navy and replaced the US-made Harpoons, will now use Kale’s KTJ 3200 turbojet engine. In this way, external dependency on the engine side will also come to an end.
In addition, according to the post last weekend from the official social media accounts of the Ministry of National Defense, Atmaca will be able to serve land-based and mobile. In this way, all coastal security will be ensured. Here are the details…
Atmaca missile ends foreign dependency with its KTJ 3200 engine!
After the integration of the KTJ 3200 turbojet engine produced by Kale to the Atmaca and SOM missiles, which are developed entirely with domestic facilities, production will be possible without being dependent on foreign sources. But for now, the TR40 jet engine produced by the French company Safran is used.
For this reason, eyes were turned to the first firing of the SOM cruise missile, which uses the KTJ 3200 engine, in 2022. But Atmaca integration is also of great importance. Because now this missile will be used not only on ships, but also on land-based and land vehicles in an integrated way.
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If we compare Atmaca with the US-made Harpoon missiles, we can say that they are very close to each other, but Atmaca is larger in weight, length, diameter and wingspan. The only thing missing on paper seemed to be using 200 kg warheads instead of 224 kg. But in the final version it was increased to 220 kg.
However, while Harpoon’s range is around 140 km, Hawk can reach 220-250 km. In addition, in the tests carried out, we have seen that the effect of this head on the ships is more than enough. So much so that he can drill enough holes to fit a car from one side of the ship to the other. In addition, thanks to the National RF seeker head, enemy elements cannot detect when the warhead is activated. In addition, its ability to fly close to water is at a very advanced level. In other words, the questions such as whether it can replace Harpoon have been completely answered.
In addition, if Atmaca is placed on Turkey’s coastline as a land-based, coast guard will be provided with 7 batteries. In addition, 4 units can be integrated on 8×8 vehicles and can be used mobile against both land and sea targets.
Hawk technical specifications
| Length | 4.3 – 5.2 m |
| Weight | < 750 kg |
| Range | > 220 km |
| steering | ANS* + KKS** + Barometric Altimeter + Radar Altimeter |
| War HeadI | High Explosive Particle Effect Penetration Effective |
| Warhead Weight | 220 kg |
| Seeker Head | Active RF |
| Other | Inertial Navigation System GPS |
Atmaca system features
- Autonomous
- low radar signature
- High target accuracy
- Can operate in all weather conditions
- Resistant to countermeasures
- Ability to update target, re-attack, cancel mission with data link
- Three-dimensional task planning
- time on target [ToT]multiple from different platforms
- time on target [DToT]multiple from the same platform
- time on target [SToT]shooting the target
- [Salvo] Shot
- Engagement from surface and underwater platforms against land and surface targets
- re-attack mode
- Engagement from surface, underwater and land platforms, against surface and land targets
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