President of the Presidency of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir shared important information about SUNGUR designed by Roketsan. The defense missile has now entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in its updated form.
SUNGUR was designed to be thrown from the shoulder by a single soldier.
Roketsan introduced the new version of the Portable air defense missile system SUNGUR. Head of Defense Industry Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, in his post on Twitter, said that the missile was delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces.
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The fact that the defense missile can be fired from the shoulder of a single soldier is seen as one of its most important features. In addition, the missile is quite effective against UAVs, jets and helicopters. In addition, there is the Imager Infrared Seeker, which is resistant to deception countermeasures. Demir made the following statements in his statement:
Our portable air defense missile system, SUNGUR, is at the service of Mehmetçi with its version that is thrown from the shoulder by a single soldier after platforms! We delivered the first batch of the SUNGUR Weapon System, which is effective against UAVs, jets and helicopters, to the TAF. Best wishes!
Here is the renewed air defense missile system SUNGUR;
shiftdelete.netOn the other hand, İsmail Demir shared some small details about the technical features of the defense missile. Accordingly, he stated that SUNGUR has a longer range than its counterparts. In addition, he stated that it allows the enemy elements to be locked from a distance longer than the eye’s sight distance.
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