Turkey begins mass production of the latest anti-ship missile domestic development Atmaca. The corresponding agreement was signed by the Presidium of the Turkish Defense Industry and the Turkish state-owned company Roketsan, passes blog bmpd.
According to the report of the Presidium of the defense industry in Turkey, new RCC will be made in the interest of the Navy and in the future it will be powered primarily constructed new Turkish corvettes project MILGEM.
ПКР hawk (“hawk”) a subsonic rocket, equipped with turbojet Safran (Turbomeca) Tril40, and solid fuel booster. It resembles the US Harpoon ASM, even launched from a launcher such chetyrehkonteynernoy. The only difference in the construction of rudders and stabilizers. Equipped with an active radar seeker, block inertial satellite guidance, as well as two-way data communication equipment, that allows you to hit the stationary shore targets. The firing range is estimated to range 220 km.
Test launches Atmaca RCC began in 2016 year. At the moment, photos, showing fire from the ships are not there, All photos missile tests show it starts only with terrestrial plants.
