GÖKTUĞ is a Turkish program by TÜBİTAK-SAGE to develop four variants of air-to-air missiles that are to be launched from F-16s as well as future Turkish indigenous Hürjets and TF-Xs. These missiles are going to be Turkey's first indigenous air-to-air missiles. Bozdoğan ( Merlin) are short-range infrared homing and Gökdoğan ( Peregrine) are

beyond visual range A beyond-visual-range missile (BVR) is an air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) that is capable of engaging at ranges of or beyond. This range has been achieved using dual pulse rocket motors or booster rocket motor and ramjet sustainer motor. In additio ...

active radar homing missiles. Both missiles were successfully flight-tested in 2018. The missiles are also planned to be integrated on Bayraktar AKINCI and Bayraktar Kızılelma, indigenously developed Turkish UCAVs.

Bozdoğan (Merlin)

The Merlin WVRAAM (Within Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) will use off-boresight capable IIR (Imaging infrared) seeker with all aspect engagement capability and counter-countermeasure capability. It will have High thrust reduced smoke

solid propellant A propellant (or propellent) is a mass that is expelled or expanded in such a way as to create a thrust or other motive force in accordance with Newton's third law of motion, and "propel" a vehicle, projectile, or fluid payload. In vehicles, the e ...

technology and an electronic rocket motor aiming and firing system. According to the manufacturer it will have advanced agility due to its thrust vectoring, a unique warhead for maximum

probability of kill Computer games, simulations, models, and operations research programs often require a mechanism to determine statistically how likely the engagement between a weapon and a target will result in a satisfactory outcome (i.e. "kill"), known as the prob ...

and a reliable fuze. It will be compatible to the

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and

MIL-STD-1760 MIL-STD-1760 Aircraft/Store Electrical Interconnection System defines a standardized electrical interface between a military aircraft and its carriage stores. Carriage stores range from weapons, such as GBU-31 JDAM, to pods, such as AN/AAQ-14 L ...

military standards and is designed for use with the LAU-129 guided missile launcher. On 14th of April 2021 Merlin conducted a live firing test from a Turkish Airforce F-16. The missile successfully destroyed a TAI Şimşek target drone with pinpoint accuracy. The Bozdogan reaches a speed of greater than Mach 4.

Gökdoğan (Peregrine)

The Peregrine is a BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) with an estimated range of 35nm (65km) and said to have a similar performance to that of the American AIM-120 AMRAAM. It has a solid-state active radio frequency smart seeker with

fire and forget Fire-and-forget is a type of missile guidance which does not require further external intervention after launch such as illumination of the target or wire guidance, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line-of-sight of the targe ...

capability and

electronic counter-countermeasure Electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) is a part of electronic warfare which includes a variety of practices which attempt to reduce or eliminate the effect of electronic countermeasures (ECM) on electronic sensors aboard vehicles, ships and ai ...

s and will be using all aspect engagement capable home on jam techniques with

data link A data link is the means of connecting one location to another for the purpose of transmitting and receiving digital information (data communication). It can also refer to a set of electronics assemblies, consisting of a transmitter and a recei ...

update capable data link using lock-on after launch techniques. In the words of the manufacturer, it will have high thrust with reduced smoke

technology and completely electronic safe and reliable rocket motor arming and firing system. It too will have a design to maximize

and its fuze too will be reliable. It will be compatible to the

and

military standards and is designed for use with the LAU-129 guided missile launcher.

Gökhan (Skykhan)

The development of an air-to-air missile powered by ramjet engine was officially announced in August 2021. The director of the TÜBİTAK SAGE Gürcan Okumuş stated the completion of more than 100 tests that carried the firing of the new ramjet engine.

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