Turkey’s new cruise missile, KEMANKES, produced with domestic and national resources, was introduced at TEKNOFEST. KEMANKES was produced by Baykar, one of Turkey’s defense industry companies. The new mini cruise missile, which was showcased at the TEKNOFEST event held at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, attracted a lot of attention. Here are the details about Baykar KEMANKES…
Domestic and national mini smart cruise missile KEMANKEŞ!
Known especially for its unmanned aerial vehicles, Baykar unveiled its new mini smart cruise missile KEMANKEŞ for the first time. KEMANKEŞ attracted a lot of attention during the promotion at Teknofest. This new missile can be called quite dexterous. After the presentation, some information about KEMANKES was shared.
As the name suggests, the mini smart missile is more dexterous than other missiles. The reason why it is called smart is that it can attack the specified targets without your interference. Under normal conditions, in order to hit targets with laser-guided missiles, you need to approach that target and see the target clearly. However, KEMANKES finds its own target without your intervention and carries out the necessary attack.
We estimate that the missile’s test flights, whose production phases have been completed, have started. According to the allegations, the missile will go into mass production this year. When we look at its technical specifications, we see that KEMANKEŞ has a total weight of 35 kilograms. 6 kilograms of this is the warhead of the missile.
When we look at the ammunition carrying capacity of the TB2, we can say that it is ideal for the KEMANKES missile. We can say that the company has developed a missile that fits its UAVs optimally. It is said that the communication range of the missile will cover a distance of 60-70 kilometers. When used with the TB2, the missile has features that will increase the capabilities of both itself and the TB2 UAV.
It has similar features to the SOM missile!
The KEMANKES missile has similar characteristics to the SOM cruise missile produced by KALE Group. Here are the SOM cruise missile specifications:
SOM series and features
- Engagement in opportunity goals
- Selectable hit parameters, re-attack mode
- Autonomous operation, three-dimensional mission planning, resistant to countermeasures
- Infrared Imager Bracket [IIR] high precision terminal phase guidance with header
- Low visibility, High sensitivity.
- It can work in all weather conditions.
- Ability to Update Target, Re-attack, Mission Cancellation with Datalink
- Engagement from surface and underwater platforms against land and surface targets
- Global Positioning System (GPS)
- Inertial Navigation System (ANS)
- Earth Referenced Navigation System (YRNS)
- Infrared Imaging Seeker
- Automatic Target Detection (OHA)
So what do you think? We are waiting your comments.