Published February 12,2025
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Türkiye‘s first domestically designed and produced beyond-visibility air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) Gökdoğan was efficiently test-fired and hit a goal with pinpoint accuracy, the Turkish trade and know-how minister mentioned on Wednesday.
“Gökdoğan, the first domestic and national air-to-air beyond-line-of-sight missile of our country, hit the target aircraft with a direct hit in the firing test. National Technology Move for fully independent Türkiye in critical technologies,” Mehmet Fatih Kacır introduced on X, sharing a video of the firing check of Gökdoğan.
Gökdoğan is an air-to-air missile developed by Türkiye’s Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK). It is part of the medium-range and beyond-line-of-sight energetic radar seeker missile household, Göktuğ.
The missile was designed from 2013 to 2024.
“Air-to-air missile capability is one of the most important elements of air dominance and deterrence. Gökdoğan is a strategic step that strengthens our local and national power in this field,” Haluk Görgün, the pinnacle of Türkiye’s Defense Industries Secretariat, mentioned on X.
“I congratulate all our institutions, engineers, and industry, especially TÜBİTAK’s SAGE (Defense Industries Research and Development Institute), who contributed to this success,” he added.
Source: www.anews.com.tr