Tayfun (missile)

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Tayfun/Typhoon
Type Short-range ballistic missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2023
Used bySee Users
Production history
Designer Roketsan
Designed2022
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2023 [1]
No. builtUnknown
VariantsTayfun (for Turkey)
Typhoon (for export)
Specifications
Mass2300 kg
Length6.5 m
Diameter610 mm [2]
Effective firing range280 km (170 mi)
Maximum firing range800 km (500 mi) [3] [4]
WarheadHE or fragmentation
Payload capacity500 kg
PropellantComposite solid propellant
Maximum speed Mach 5 for missile
Guidance
system
 GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only
Accuracy
  • GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤5 m CEP [5]
Launch
platform
VOLAT truck

Tayfun (Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile developed on the basis of the Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It is Turkey's first missile of its kind. [6] Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhon during a test launch on October 20, 2022.

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In 2025, Türkiye has successfully conducted the third test launch of its indigenously developed Tayfun ballistic missile, marking a significant milestone in the country’s long-range strike capabilities. The test was carried out at Rize-Artvin Airport, with strict security measures in place throughout the launch. Developed by Roketsan under the coordination of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), Tayfun is Türkiye’s first short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), advancing the nation’s missile technology beyond tactical ballistic missile systems. [7]

Design and production

Since Tayfun was developed secretly, there is no information about its design period. Although the characteristics of the missile were unknown, it was later announced by the Ministry of National Defense. During the first test, Tayfun hit its target from a distance of 561 kilometers in a duration of 456 seconds. [8]

Tayfun was successfully tested again on 23 May 2023 [9] and right after entered mass production on 29 May 2023. [1] In a test conducted in Rize, a city on the Black Sea coast of Türkiye, on February 3, 2020, Tayfun successfully hit a target on the sea, hundreds of kilometers away. Hit accuracy was 5 meters. [5] [10] [11]

Impact

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. [12] 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. [13] Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias criticized Erdogan's words, saying North Korean attitudes cannot and must not enter the North Atlantic Alliance. [14]

Erdogan later stated that the range of the missile would be increased from 565 km to 1000 km. [15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tayfun entered mass production". 29 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ballistic Missile Tayfun Official Roketsan Page" (PDF). Roketsan. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  3. ↑ BerberR, Başak (6 January 2025). "Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan'dan 2 bin km menzilli füze müjdesi". Savunmasanayist (in Turkish). Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Türk füzesi testi başarıyla geçti: Adı Tayfun". Directorate of Communications (in Turkish). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 "5 metre cep hassasiyetiyle balistik füze ile hedefi vurmak". Tolga Ozbek (in Turkish). 4 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Tayfun: Türkiye'nin geliştirdiği ilk kısa menzilli balistik füzeyle ilgili neler biliniyor, etkileri ne olabilir?". BBC Turkish. 22 October 2022.
  7. ↑ "Türkiye conducts third test launch of Tayfun ballistic missile - Türkiye Today" . Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Turkey accidentally reveals secretly developed short-range ballistic missile". Middle East Eye. 20 October 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun". Anadolu Agency. 25 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tayfun füzesinin yeni test atışı Rize'de yapıldı". Anadolu Agency . 4 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  11. ↑ "TAYFUN Balistik Füzesi deniz yüzeyindeki hedefi vurdu: Çılgınlık". SavunmaSanayist. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  12. ↑ "Turkish media presents new map: Tayfun's new range covers all of Greece". Greek City Times. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  13. ↑ "Ballistic missile Tayfun scares Greece, Erdoğan says". 22 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Greek foreign minister slams Turkish leader's missile threat". AP. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Turkey Vows to Extend Ballistic Missile Range". The Arms Control Association. March 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
  16. ↑ "Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight on Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program". Forbes .


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