TÜBİTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute (), 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 is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

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 (, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies, support and conduct research and development, and to ...

TÜBİTAK The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey (, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies, support and conduct research and development, and to ...

). 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; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...

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 Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish language, Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a prestigious public university, public Institute of technology, technical university located in Ankara, ...

(ODTÜ).

Projects

;SOM cruise missile The Stand-off Missile (, SOM) is a high-precision long-range

cruise missile A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided missile that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large payload over long distances with high precision. Modern cru ...

, 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 () is the Air force, air and space force of the Turkish Armed Forces. It traces its origins to 1 June 1911 when it was founded as the Ottoman Aviation Squadrons, Aviation Squadrons by the Ottoman Empire. It was composed ...

F-35 Lightning II The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is an American family of single-seat, single-engine, supersonic Stealth aircraft, stealth strike fighters. A multirole combat aircraft designed for both Air superiority fighter, air superiority and att ...

and NATO allied F-35. ;HGK guidance kit The HGK guidance kit (, HGK) is a

GPS The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provide geol ...

INS INS or Ins may refer to: Places * Ins, Switzerland, a municipality * Creech Air Force Base (IATA airport code INS) * Indonesia, ITF and UNDP code INS * INS Park, an entertainment complex in China Biology *'' Ins'', a New World genus of bee flie ...

guidance kit with flap out wings that converts 2000-lb

Mark 84 bomb The Mark 84 or BLU-117 is a American general-purpose bomb, general purpose aircraft 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. At the time, ...

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 The KGK guidance kit (, KGK) a precision guidance wing kit that converts 1000-lb

Mark 83 bomb The Mark 83 is a bomb, part of the Mark 80 series of low-drag general-purpose bombs in United States service. Development and deployment The nominal weight of the bomb is , although its actual weight varies between and , depending on fuze o ...

s and 500-lb

Mark 82 bomb The Mark 82 is a 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 With a nomina ...

s into long range

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 tar ...

smart weapons. ;TOROS artillery rocket system The

TOROS artillery rocket system TOROS artillery rocket system (; , lit. " Gunner") is a Turkish rocket artillery multiple rocket launcher system that has been developed in both 230 and 260 mm calibre. The system was developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, and is used by the Turkish ...

(, 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 The NEB Bunker Buster (, 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.

Projects under development

;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 (within 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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