Gökhan (missile)

Gökhan (Khan of Sky)
TypeBeyond visual range
air-to-air missile
Place of originTurkey
Production history
DesignerTÜBİTAK SAGE[1]
Designed2021–present (in development)
ManufacturerRoketsan
Specifications
WarheadFragmentation warhead
EngineRamjet[1]
Maximum speedMach 4
Launch
platform
F-16, JF-17, TAI TF Kaan, Kızılelma, TAI Hürjet

Gökhan (Khan of the Sky) missile is an Beyond visual range air-to-air missile being developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE under the GÖKTUĞ program. It has been in development since 2021, when the missile's contract was made. It will be the first Turkish-made missile to use a ramjet engine.[1][2][3] Gökhan missile is being developed as an equivalent to MBDA's Meteor missile.[4]

The Gökhan-Er is a planned extended-range variant of the Turkish Gökhan ramjet-powered air-to-air missile, with an expected range approaching 400 km, which would position it among the world's longest-ranged air-to-air missiles such as China's PL-21, France's Comète and Russia's R-37M."[5]

See also

Similar missiles


References

  1. 1 2 3 "GÖKHAN National Ramjet Powered Air-Air Missile". TÜBİTAK SAGE website. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ↑ "The air-to-air missile with Ramjet engine from TÜBITAK Sage: GÖKHAN". defenceturk.net. 25 June 2021.
  3. ↑ "Bakan Akar: Savunma sanayimizdeki yerlilik ve millilik oranımız yüzde 70'leri aştı" [Minister Akar: Our local and national defense industry rate has exceeded 70 percent]. Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
  4. ↑ "MSB'den Meteor ve Gökhan Açıklaması" [Statement from Defence Ministry on Meteor and Gökhan]. savunmasanayist. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  5. ↑ https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/turkiye-bozdogan-gokdogan-f16-live-fire-tests-redefine-air-superiority/


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