Turkey tests indigenous anti-ship missile in Black Sea

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  • Title: Turkey tests indigenous anti-ship missile in Black Sea
  • Date: 4th February 2021
  • Summary: SHOTLIST 1. VARIOUS OF TURKISH NAVY SHIP ON SEA WITH ROCKET LAUNCHER BEING PREPARED FOR MISSILE TEST 2. VARIOUS OF NAVY SHIP SAILING 3. VARIOUS OF MARITIME MISSILE “ATMACA” BEING LAUNCHED, RISING IN SKY 4. SCREEN SHOWING MISSILE RISING IN SKY 5. SCREEN SHOWING MISSILE HITTING TARGET, LEAVING FLAMES BLACK SEA, OFF SINOP, TURKEY (FEBRUARY 4, 2021) (DEFENSE INDUSTRIES PRESIDENCY – ACCESS ALL) SCRIPT: Turkey's first indigenously-produced maritime missile Atmaca was tested Thursday in the Black Sea region. Test activities of the Atmaca, a long-range anti-ship missile developed by Roketsan, was carried out in northern Sinop province, according to the city governorate. Our domestic product Atmaca will fear enemies, said Naval Forces Commander Admiral Adnan Ozbal after observing test fires along wiht Erol Karaomeroglu, Sinop governor. Roketsan touts Atmaca as a high-precision, long-range, surface-to-surface, precision strike anti-ship missile which can be integrated with patrol boats, frigates and corvettes and is expected to replace the US-made Harpoon. It boasts a range of more than 200 kilometers (124 miles), posing a threat to targets far outside visual range. It also provides a target update, re-attack, and mission abort capability via modern data link. The Atmaca missiles are expected to be used on corvettes built under Turkey's National Ship (MILGEM) project, along with other vessels and submarines that currently use Harpoon missiles. The missiles are also expected to be used as their land-based versions for littoral security.
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