| ATMACA | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2022 [1] |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | 2009-2018 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2018 |
| No. built | Unknown |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Navy version: 750 kg Army version: 890 kg |
| Length | 4,800 - 5,200 mm |
| Diameter | 350 mm |
| Wingspan | 1.4 m |
| Effective firing range | Navy version: >220 km [2] or 250 km [3] Land version: 400 km [4] |
| Warhead | High-explosive penetrating warhead |
| Warhead weight | Navy version: 220 kg Army version: 250 kg |
| Engine | Kale KTJ-3200 [5] Kale KTJ-3700 [6] |
| Propellant | Aviation-grade kerosene |
| Maximum speed | 0.85-0.90 Mach[ citation needed ] |
Guidance system | INS/GPS+RA+DL |
Launch platform |
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Atmaca (Accipiter) is an all weather, long range, precision strike, anti-ship cruise missile, developed by Turkish missile manufacturer Roketsan. [2] [7] The Atmaca enters service with the Turkish Navy to gradually replace the country's existing inventory of Harpoon missiles. [8] The Surface-to-surface version of Atmaca is Kara Atmaca. [9]
The program was initiated in 2009 when Turkey's Undersecretary For Defense Industries (SSM) signed a contract with Roketsan for designing a surface-to-surface cruise missile for the requirements of the Turkish Naval Forces. The prime contractor, Roketsan, started the design studies in September 2012, after receiving the results of its previous research and development contract with Turkey's Undersecretary For Defense Industries under the coordination of Navy Research Center Command (ARMERKOM). The missile is planned to be developed for multiplatforms, capable of launching not only from warships but also from submarines, aircraft, coastal batteries, including land-attack operations.[ citation needed ]
After completing various tests, first land-based firing of the Atmaca took place in March 2017. The serial production contract for Atmaca was signed between Roketsan and the Presidency of Defense Industry on 29 October 2018. The missile will be deployed to Turkish Navy's Ada-class corvettes, Istanbul-class frigates, G-class frigates, Hisar-class offshore patrol vessels, and planned TF-2000-class destroyers. [10] [11] [12] [13]
The missile makes use of its global positioning system (GPS), inertial navigation system, barometric altimeter and radar altimeter to navigate towards its target, while its active radar seeker pinpoints the target with high precision. With a range of more than 220 kilometres (140 mi), this guided missile poses a major threat for targets situated beyond the line of sight due to its high explosive fragmentation warhead. Its modern data-link provides ATMACA with the ability to 3D mission planning, update targets, reattack and terminate the mission. [2] Missile is ultra sea-skimming as it approaches the target. [2] The missile's engines are manufactured by the Turkish Kale Group, and the Kale KTJ-3200 engine used by the first versions of the missile is produced in Türkiye as ITAR-Free. [25]
