Türkiye’s leading missile and rocket systems manufacturer, ROKETSAN, presented its advanced weapon technologies at the 17th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF 2025).
Standout innovations included the GÖKBORA beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile; the AKATA, a submarine-launched version of the ATMACA cruise missile; the hypersonic TAYFUN Block-4 ballistic missile; the EREN loitering munition; the 300ER supersonic air-launched missile; and the ŞİMŞEK-2 satellite launch system.
ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkinci emphasized that growing regional military crises have highlighted the critical need to strengthen Turkey’s defense capabilities.
İkinci stated, “We are expanding our inventory with a broad range of systems—from air defense and naval platforms to anti-tank missiles and UAV munitions. Our primary objective is to equip the Turkish Armed Forces with state-of-the-art, domestically developed technologies.”
He also noted that ROKETSAN is presenting more than 60 advanced defense systems, including six new products unveiled specifically for IDEF 2025.
Key systems introduced by Roketsan at IDEF 2025:
GÖKBORA Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile
Type: Ramjet-powered air-to-air missile
Range: 100+ nautical miles (185+ km)
Platforms: Compatible with the KAAN fighter jet and the KIZILELMA UCAV.
Features: High maneuverability, precision guidance, and advanced aerodynamics.
Capabilities: Effective against UAVs, cruise missiles, and airborne threats
The GÖKBORA missile offers superior maneuverability and long-range interception capabilities, establishing itself as a game changer in Turkey’s aerial arsenal.
AKATA – Submarine-Launched ATMACA Cruise Missile
- Type: Submarine-launched anti-ship cruise missile
- Range: 250+ km
- Features: Low observability, precision strike, capsule launch
- Purpose: Enhances maritime deterrence under the Blue Homeland strategy
İkinci highlighted the strategic milestone reached with the successful capsule-launched ATMACA trial in 2024, marking Turkey as one of the few countries with this capability: “The AKATA project elevates our submarine force’s deterrent power significantly within our Blue Homeland doctrine.”
AKATA — Submarine-Launched ATMACA Cruise Missile
Type: Submarine-Launched Anti-Ship Cruise Missile
Range: 250+ km
Features: Low observability, precision strike, capsule launch
Purpose: Enhances maritime deterrence under the Blue Homeland strategy.
Ikinci highlighted the strategic milestone reached with the successful capsule-launched ATMACA trial in 2024, establishing Turkey as one of the few countries with this capability.
Tayfun Block-4: Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
Type: Hypersonic Ballistic Missile
Range: 500–1,000+ km (up to 1,800 km, according to some sources).
Speed: Mach 5+
Specifications: 10 m long, 938 mm in diameter, and weighs 7.2 tons.
Purpose: Neutralizes strategic, high-value targets with extreme velocity.
The TAYFUN Block-4 is designed exclusively for the Turkish Armed Forces and is said to be superior to existing anti-ballistic systems.
EREN — High-Speed Loitering Munition
Type: Kamikaze UAV (Loitering Munition)
Range: 100+ km
Platforms: UAVs, ground vehicles, helicopters, and naval assets.
Purpose: Rapid and cost-effective strikes on armored vehicles and low-speed airborne targets
EREN enhances battlefield effectiveness through autonomous targeting, rapid deployment, and multi-platform compatibility, providing flexible options across domains.
300ER: Supersonic air-launched ballistic missile
Type: Supersonic Ballistic Missile
For: UAVs and Aircraft
Range: 500+ km
Features: – Solid fuel propulsion
– Multiple guidance modes
– High accuracy
Advantages: Launches outside enemy air defense envelopes
Designed for long-range precision strikes, the 300ER significantly increases the offensive capabilities of Turkey’s UAV and aircraft fleet, particularly for high-altitude missions.
ŞİMŞEK-2 — Satellite Launch Platform
Type: Two-stage, liquid-fueled satellite launch vehicle
Objective: Place satellites weighing up to 1,500 kg into a sun-synchronous orbit of over 700 km.
Planned first launch: 2027
The ŞİMŞEK-2 launch marks ROKETSAN’s entrance into the space launch domain and represents a significant advancement in Turkiye’s satellite and aerospace ambitions.
Ballistic Missile Capability to Enter Turkish Army Inventory
Army Commander General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu underlined the strategic significance of domestic ballistic missile capabilities. Bayraktaroğlu said, “We will induct this system into our inventory by the end of the year. It will mark the Turkish Land Forces’ first direct engagement with ballistic missile technology.”
He further stated that over time, the system’s speed and range will improve, eventually becoming one of the world’s leading deterrent assets in its category.
