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MKE Progressing Development of 120 120 mm Mortar/Tank Weapon System.
Speaking to Daily News an MKE official said
mm Mortar/Tank Weapon System development of this new artillery system
was ongoing with testing underway. The
canon is designed to be integrated within
an Armored Vehicle Mounted Turret System
The official said this was the first time
that the artillery gun is being displayed in
public. Testing of the weapon commenced
last year and greater information on the
development and testing of this weap-
on system is expected to be released in
time for IDEF 2025. The 120 mm Mortar/
Tank Weapon System can fire two differ-
ent types of ammunition: MOD 300 tank
High Explosive (HE-T MOD 300) and MOD
308 mortar high explosive (HE MOD 308)
ammunition. With this capability, both line-
of-sight (LOS) and Beyond Line-of-Sight
(BLOS) shots can be fired from a single
weapon system. The 120 mm Mortar/Tank
The Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE) range of products at the ongoing SAHA Weapon System features a Bore Diameter
Corporation, one of the 100 largest industrial Expo. Being displayed for the first time at of 120 mm, Barrel Length of 3800 mm and
enterprises in Turkey, is showcasing a wide SAHA Expo is MKE’s has a Barrel Weight of 850 kg.

Saver Adv Def Tech Eyes Naval Gun Market

Saver Advanced Defence Technologies, a deck-based ship gun can also be modified into a warships existing radar and provides
subsidiary of the Turkish firm Ermaksan for land-based applications. The ammu- a new indigenously developed alternative for
Innovative Technologies is showcasing nition is placed in the magazine mounted low-tonnage boats and Coast Guard ships.
its Thunderbolt 40/70 T Naval Gun and on the gun. It can be loaded with different The Thunderbolt 40/70 SB Naval Gun can
Thunderbolt 40/70 SB Naval Gun at the ammunition types, with a maximum of 80 engage targets out to distances of 12.5
ongoing show. Speaking to Daily News, rounds. It can fire 300 rounds per minute per miles and the barrel generates a recoil of
Hakan CEKI, International Sales Executive barrel. The weapon turret features low radar 27,000 NP. The total weigh of the weapon
at Ermaksan Innovative Technologies said cross section. It can be easily integrated system is 2,530 kg.
this was the first time that both naval artil-
lery weapons are being displayed at SAHA
Expo. He said that one Thunderbolt 40/70
T Naval Gun had already been delivered to
the Turkish Navy and two more had been
supplied to Izmir Shipyard.
The naval artillery systems are indigenously
developed and CEKI said they will be avail-
able for the export market in 2025. These
naval artillery guns are expected to be re-
placements for Oto Melara naval artillery
currently in use with the Turkish Navy.
The Thunderbolt 40/70 T Naval Gun can
accommodate different ammunition types
and can be loaded with a maximum of 736
rounds. Each barrel can fire 300 rounds per
minute, for a total of 600 rounds per minute.
In case of any failure or stoppage in one
of the 40 mm barrels, the other barrel can
continue firing. The gun cupola is made of
composite material and has a low Radar
Cross Section (RCS). The total weigh of the
weapon system is 7,320 kg.
The Thunderbolt 40/70 SB Naval Gun

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