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The system is installed on an 8x8 truck that can
carry two launchers of the missiles.

Designed and produced by Roketsan, the sur-
face-to-surface missile is able to provide mass
fire power on high payoff targets within the area
of influence of the army. The Khan artillery mis-
sile entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed
Forces (TAF) in 2014 and according to Roketsan,
the missile has gained a reputation for its range,
firing precision and effectiveness. According to
company officials, the missile can provide sus-
tained and effective firepower and is a 24/7
“ready to fire” system that can be used in any
weather or on any terrain. The missile can be
launched from the Khan Weapon System and
the Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher (MBRL) pro-
duced by Roketsan, which can also integrate the
missile into the other tactical wheeled vehicle
platforms with integration-compatible inter-
faces.
HISAR-O, AND HISAR-U

The acquisition of Roketsan’s Hisar family of Hisar-U (Trisula-U) is the long-range variant of the family with a
ground-based air defence missiles provides an maximum range of over 100 km. Also known in Turkiye as the “SIPER”
answer to Indonesia’s medium and long-range missile, it’s guided by INS and an active radar seeker as well as an
SAM system requirements. It was reported ear- infra-red seeker for the terminal phase. The Hisar-U has a maximum
lier, that Indonesia is eyeing three candidates to engagement altitude of about 25 km.
fulfill this role which will be under the responsibil-
ity of the Indonesian Air Force (Tentara Nasional ATMACA
Indonesia Angkatan Udara / TNI-AU): South
Korea’s KM-SAM, French ASTER 30 SAMP/T, and Projected to arm the Indonesian Navy’s (Tentara Nasional Indonesia
Turkish Hisar systems. Angkatan Laut / TNI-AL) two 98-meter Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs)
currently under construction, Roketsan’s Atmaca AShM will provide
While in 2020 Indonesia has acquired two them with the ability to attack ships from a maximum range of over
Norway-made NASAMS systems to protect the 220 km. While its main purpose is for anti-ship warfare, the missile is
country’s current capital of Jakarta, the Hisar-O also capable to be used as a land attack missile to destroy ground
medium-range and Hisar-U long-range SAM targets located within the same range. Its development started
are quite likely to be the ones that will be the in 2009 with a goal to gradually replace the U.S.-made Harpoon
missiles onboard the Turkish Navy’s warships. In 2018 the Atmaca
most deployed in Indonesia in the near future. entered mass production and is now fully operational. It has two
This is because TNI-AU has a requirement for versions: ship-based and land-based mounted on either fixed or
12 medium-range and 12 long-range SAM sys- mobile platforms.
tems to provide a network of layered air defence
covering the country’s major cities and vital Guided by a combo of INS, GPS, barometric altimeter, and radar
installations. This also includes Indonesia’s future altimeter, it also has an active radar seeker for the terminal phase.
capital, Nusantara, currently being built in the Each Atmaca missile weighs around 750 kg for the ship-based ver-
East Kalimantan province. sion and around 890 kg for the land-based one. These weights
include 220 kg of HE warhead. The missile is propelled by a rocket
Known in Indonesia as the “Trisula” (Trident) booster for the initial launch and a turbojet engine for the cruise
missile system, the Hisar-O (Trisula-O) missile is and attack stages. As with most turbojet-propelled AShM, Atmaca
a further development of the Hisar-A short-to- has a cruise speed of around Mach 0.85.
medium-range air defence missile. The missiles
have combined guidance of INS and infra-red While it has yet to be confirmed, the availability of the land-based
seeker with a 15 km maximum range for Hisar-A version of the Atmaca missile may also make it into one of the
and a 25 km maximum range for the Hisar-O. candidates for the TNI-AL land/shore-based AShM acquisition
The Hisar-O has a maximum engagement alti- programme. This programme calls for either mobile or fixed-based
tude of 15 km, in contrast to the 7 km of the land/shore-based AShM systems to be deployed around Indonesia’s
Hisar-A. major sea lanes chokepoints.
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