Çakır is a new generation
cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhe ...
that can be launched from land, sea and air platforms with a range of more than , designed by Turkish rocket and missile manufacturer
Roketsan. It was introduced with the launch of Roketsan Ankara Lalahan facilities on 31 March 2022.
On the same day, a video about the missile was shared on the Twitter account of Roketsan.
The targets of Çakır include surface targets, land and surface targets close to the shore, strategic land targets, field targets and caves. It is aimed to make the first firing from the
UAV Bayraktar Akıncı towards the end of 2022, and to perform the platform integration in 2023.
The missile, which can act in coordination with different platforms thanks to its
network-based data link, allows route update, target change and mission cancellation during flight depending on the user's choice.
It also has the ability to dodge while cruising. The missile, which has terrain following technology, can fly close to the water surface. It uses the KTJ-1750
turbojet engine developed by the Turkish defense research company Kale Arge.
Technical specifications
* Length:
* Length incl. booster:
* Diameter:
* Weight:
* Weight incl. booster:
* Warhead weight:
* Warhead type:
High Explosive, semi-Armor Piercing Particle Effect,
Thermobaric
* Engine: Kale Arge KTJ-1750
Turbojet
* Booster:
Solid propellant
* Range: +
* Cruising speed:
* Data link:
network-based
Variants
Çakır is a family of weapons as it will be offered in many variants with
Infrared homing
Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it seamlessly. Missiles which use infrared seeking are often referred to as "heat-seekers" since infrared is radi ...
,
radio frequency–guided or hybrid
warheads and can be launched from all platforms, namely ships.
Variants of the Çakır family are:
* Çakır CR,
Cruise missile
A cruise missile is a guided missile used against terrestrial or naval targets that remains in the atmosphere and flies the major portion of its flight path at approximately constant speed. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large warhe ...
* Çakır AS,
Anti-ship missile
* Çakır LIR,
Electronic warfare
* Çakır SW,
Swarming
Swarm behaviour, or swarming, is a collective behaviour exhibited by entities, particularly animals, of similar size which aggregate together, perhaps milling about the same spot or perhaps moving ''en masse'' or migrating in some direction. ...
See also
*
Bora (missile)
*
Atmaca
ATMACA (''Accipiter'') is an all weather, long range, precision strike, anti-ship cruise missile, developed by Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN. The ''Atmaca'' will enter service with the Turkish Navy to gradually replace the country's ex ...
References
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[{{cite web , url=https://www.millisavunma.com/roketsan-cakir-seyir-fuzesi-ailesi/ , publisher=Milli Savunma , title=Roketsan Çakır Seyir Füzesi Ailesi , date=3 April 2022 , language=tr , accessdate=6 April 2022 ]
Çakır
Cruise missiles of Turkey