Overview
- The missile, which Turkey displayed Tuesday at the SAHA defense expo in Istanbul, is described as having a 6,000-kilometer range, four engines, and liquid nitrogen tetroxide fuel.
- State media say it can reach up to Mach 25, though ministry staff at the show declined details and outside checks are limited.
- Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reports Turkey plans a test from a Somalia site later this year.
- Defense Minister Yasar Guler said the system is meant to deter threats and he pledged Turkey would use it if required.
- The expo also featured new Roketsan missiles, reinforcing Ankara’s push to grow a homebuilt arms sector and win more buyers.