TÜBİTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute ( tr, TÜBİTAK Savunma Sanayii Araştırma ve Geliştirme Enstitüsü), shortly TÜBİTAK SAGE, is a Turkish institution carrying out research and development projects on defense industry technology. It was established in 1972 at Beşevler neighborhood in central

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

under the name "Guided Vehicles Technology and Measurement Center" (Güdümlü Araçlar Teknoloji ve Ölçüm Merkezi, GATÖM) by the

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies ...

( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK). In 1983, the institution was renamed to "Ballistics Research Institute" (Balistik Araştırma Enstitüsü, BAE), and finally in 1988 it took its current name. The organization conducts research and development activities to meet the needs of the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

and national defense industry. SAGE moved in 1993 to its new location in Lalahan village of Elmadağ district, northeast of Ankara. The facility in Beşevler serves as Ankara Wind Tunnel. The institute also runs a site within the Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ).

Projects

;SOM cruise missile The Stand-off Missile ( tr, Stand-off Mühimmat Seyir Füzesi, SOM) is a high-precision long-range cruise missile, which can be launched from land, sea and air platforms. Certification efforts are in progress to enable the SOM missile for integration with both

Turkish Air Force The Turkish Air Force ( tr, ) is the aerial warfare service branch of the Turkish Armed Forces. The Turkish Air Force can trace its origins back to June 1911 when it was founded by the Ottoman Empire, however, the air force as it is known to ...

F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, all-weather stealth multirole combat aircraft that is intended to perform both air superiority and strike missions. It is also able to provide elect ...

and NATO allied F-35. ;HGK guidance kit TübitakIDEF2015

The HGK guidance kit ( tr, Hassas Güdüm Kiti, HGK) is a

GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite sy ...

/ INS guidance kit with flap out wings that converts 2000-lb

Mark 84 bomb The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is an American general-purpose bomb. It is the largest of the Mark 80 series of weapons. Entering service during the Vietnam War, it became a commonly used US heavy unguided bomb (due to the amount of high-explosive conten ...

s into smart weapons. It enables precision strike talent in all weather conditions with long range at a deviation of . ;KGK smart wing adapter kit RoketsanIDEF2015 (21)

The KGK guidance kit ( tr, Kanatlı Güdüm Kiti, KGK) a precision guidance wing kit that converts 1000-lb Mark 83 bombs and 500-lb

Mark 82 bomb The Mark 82 (Mk 82) is an unguided, low- drag general-purpose bomb, part of the United States Mark 80 series. The explosive filling is usually tritonal, though other compositions have sometimes been used. Development and deployment W ...

s into long range fire-and-forget smart weapons. ;TOROS artillery rocket system The TOROS artillery rocket system ( tr, Topçu Roket Sistemi, TOROS) is an artillery rocket system consisting of both 230 and 260 mm caliber rockets fired from a launcher vehicle. ;Thermal battery ;NEB bunker buster RoketsanIDEF2015 (16)

The NEB Bunker Buster ( tr, Nüfuz Edici Bomba, NEB) is a bomb able to destroy the reinforced concrete fixed and buried targets by penetrating to them with desired time delay. It is compatible with HGK and

GBU-10 Paveway II The GBU-10 Paveway II is an American Paveway-series laser-guided bomb, based on the Mk 84 general-purpose bomb, but with laser seeker and wings for guidance. Introduced into service c. 1976. Used by USAF, US Navy, US Marine Corps, Royal Austra ...

Under development Projects

;GÖKTUĞ The GÖKTUĞ is a Turkish program to develop two indigenous Air to air missiles, the Gökdoğan(Peregrine) and Bozdoğan (Merlin). The Peregrin will be a WVRAAM(With in visual range air to air missile) with an IIR(Imaging Infrared) seeker while Merlin will be a BVRAAM(Beyond Visual Range Air to Air missile) equipped with an Active radar seeker

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