Levent (missile)

Levent
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	Prototype stage
Used by	Turkey
Production history
Designed	2020-2025
Manufacturer	Roketsan
Developed from	Sungur MANPAD
Produced	Prototype
Specifications
Mass	75 kg [1]
Length	3.2 m [1]
Diameter	128 mm [1]
Operational range	11 km [1]
Flight altitude	6 km
Guidance system	Infrared homing
Launch platform	Close-in weapon system Naval platforms

Levent (from Levend ) is an air defense missile developed by the Turkish state-owned company Roketsan for use on sea-based platforms. Levent is designed to be used in a point defense system, namely close-in weapon system (CIWS), developed by Roketsan. Levent's first test firing on a sea platform was successfully carried out on March 24, 2025. ^[2]

Design and Development

The Levent missile was developed based on the Sungur MANPAD shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile previously produced by Roketsan as a close-in air defense missile for the new generation ships of the Turkish Navy. It was first introduced to the public in 2021. ^[3] Its first tests were conducted in 2023. The first firing test on a ship was successfully carried out in March 2025. The testing process is expected to be completed and mass production to begin in 2025. ^[4]

References

1. "LEVENT Close-in weapon system" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
2. "Yakın hava savunma sistemi LEVENT'in atış testleri başarıyla sürüyor" [The firing tests of the close air defense system LEVENT continue successfully]. Anadolu Agency . 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. "ROKETSAN, LEVENT hava savunma sistemini ilk kez IDEF Fuarında sergileyecek" [ROKETSAN will exhibit the LEVENT air defense system for the first time at the IDEF Fair]. Defence Turk. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
4. "Yakın hava savunma sistemi LEVENT'in testleri sürüyor" [Tests of the close air defense system LEVENT continue]. Defence Turk. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.