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Roketsan Growing Guided Missile Portfolio
Among the broad range of missile equip- launched from land, sea and air.
ment that Turkish weapons company
Roketsan is showcasing at the show are Roketsan also offers the autonomous
its new generation of anti-ship missiles such SOM-J stand-off missile that has a range
as the ATMACA and CAKIR. While ATMACA of 275 km, and weighs 140 kg. It is for
has a range of 250 km, CAKIR has a range use in land platforms. SOM-J’s features
of 100 km. include long range, low radar cross section,
and selectable impact parameters. The
The ATMACA has a long-range, low-trail SOM product family comprises the SOM-A,
and high target-striking accuracy and can SOM-B1, SOM-B2 and the SOM-J versions,
be used in any weather condition. The mis- which are all compatible with F-35 Joint
sile has countermeasure resistance, target Strike Fighter (JSF). While SOM-A, SOM-B1
update, re-attack and mission cancella- and SOM-B2 are designed for use against
tion capabilities. It is also effective against land targets, SOM-J is an effective force
fixed and moving targets. In addition, it against naval targets. The SOM-A, SOM-B1,
has advanced mission planning capability SOM-B2, and SOM-J versions have a range
(3D routing). The missile makes use of of over 250 km. They also are lighter than
its Global Positioning System (GPS), its their competition around the world. The
Inertial Navigation System (INS), and its SOM-A and SOM-B1 carry a high-explosive
Barometric Altimeter and Radar Altimeter fragmentation warhead while SOM-B2 car-
sub-systems to navigate towards its target, ries a tandem penetrator warhead. SOM-J
while its Active Radar Seeker hits the target carries a semi-armour piercing warhead.
with high accuracy. The missile features a SOM missiles can be switched between
sophisticated and modern data link allow- missions based on pre-flight programming.
ing it to update its target, to re-attack and
to terminate the mission. With different Roketsan’s smart munitions family in-
operational modes; such as time on target, cludes the MAM-C micro munition, which
designated time on target, simultaneous is launched from UAVs, the MAM-T muni-
time on target, and ripple firing, ATMACA tion that can be launched from UAVs and
can perform the most effective role for the light attack aircraft, and the MAM-L micro
mission in hand. munition that is launched from UAVs. The
MAM-L is capable of high precision against
The CAKIR, when launched from an un- static and moving targets while MAM-T’s
manned vehicle, has a range of 150 km. The high destructive power makes it stand out.
cruise missile has a diameter of 270 mm The MAM-C is known for its agility against
and weighs 75 kg. It has a modular design moving targets and its cost-effective pre-
and a swarm/hybrid sensor and can be cision by a single shot.
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