Tayfun (missile)
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| Tayfun/Typhoon | |
|---|---|
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2023 |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | 2022 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2023 [1] |
| No. built | Unknown |
| Variants | Tayfun (for Turkey) Typhoon (for export) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 2300 kg |
| Length | 6.5 m |
| Diameter | 610 mm [2] |
| Effective firing range | 280 km (170 mi) |
| Maximum firing range | 561 km (349 mi)[3] |
| Warhead | HE or fragmentation |
| Payload capacity | 500 kg |
| Propellant | Composite solid propellant |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5 for missile |
Guidance system | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only |
| Accuracy |
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Launch platform | VOLAT truck |
Tayfun (Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed basis on Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It is Turkey's first SRBM system.[4] Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhoon, which was being secretly developed, during a test launch on October 20, 2022.
Design and production
[edit]Since Tayfun was developed secretly, there is no information about its design period. Although the characteristics of the missiles were unknown, it was later announced by the Ministry of National Defense. During the test, Tayfun hitting its target from a distance of 561 kilometers in a duration of 456 seconds.[3]
Tayfun was successfully tested again on 23 May 2023[5] and right after entered mass production on 29 May 2023.[1]
Impact
[edit]The missile was noticed by members of the press during a test in Rize, and the sudden appearance of this new weapon caused tension between Turkish-Greek relations.[6] Later Erdoğan said that Now we have started to build our missiles. Of course, this production frightens the Greeks. When you say ‘Tayfun' (Typhoon), the Greek is scared. They (Greece) say it will hit Athens. Of course, it will hit it, Erdoğan said at an event in northern Samsun province.[7] Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias criticized Erdogan's words, saying North Korean attitudes cannot and must not enter the North Atlantic Alliance.[8]
Erdogan later stated that the range of the missile would be increased from 565 km to 1000 km.[9]
Users
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Variants
[edit]- Bora (missile) (Tactical Ballistic Missile)
- Cenk (missile) (Medium-Range Ballistic Missile)
Comparable missiles
[edit]- J-600T Yıldırım
- Fateh-313
- Raad-500
- Scud missile
- 9K720 Iskander
- Zolfaghar (missile)
- Nasr (missile)
- DF-15
- Hyunmoo
- Shaheen-I
- Hwasong-11A
- Çakır (missile)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tayfun entered mass production". 29 May 2023.
- ^ "Ballistic Missile Tayfun Official Roketsan Page" (PDF). Roketsan. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Turkey accidentally reveals secretly developed short-range ballistic missile". Middle East Eye. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Tayfun: Türkiye'nin geliştirdiği ilk kısa menzilli balistik füzeyle ilgili neler biliniyor, etkileri ne olabilir?". BBC Turkish. 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun". Anadolu Agency. 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Turkish media presents new map: Tayfun's new range covers all of Greece". Greek City Times. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Ballistic missile Tayfun scares Greece, Erdoğan says". 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader's missile threat". AP. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Turkey Vows to Extend Ballistic Missile Range". The Arms Control Association. March 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- ^ "Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight on Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program". Forbes.
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