Turkish firm Roketsan has tested its ÇAKIR cruise missile from mobile ground-based platforms, validating its capability to integrate with different launch systems.
During two separate firings, the missile struck both land and maritime targets and achieved extended range with a new fuel system.
The latest tests take ÇAKIR beyond its previously demonstrated air-launch role, marking a key step in the company’s effort to make the missile fully multi-domain.
Further details regarding the launcher system or its manufacturer remain undisclosed, although visual imagery suggests the system uses a Turkish 8×8 tactical vehicle.
“No Escape from Bold-Eyed #ÇAKIR with a Single Target! The ÇAKIR Cruise Missile, successfully launched from the Black Platform, hit land, and sea targets with pinpoint accuracy in two different firing tests,” the company stated.
“We are determined to continue advancing our deterrence across all platforms with resolve.”
ÇAKIR Cruise Missile
Weighing up to 275 kilograms (606 pounds), the ÇAKIR cruise missile measures 3.3 meters (10.8 feet) in length and 275 millimeters (10.8 inches) in diameter.
Powered by a turbojet engine, the weapon has a range of more than 150 kilometers (93 miles) and carries a 70-kilogram (154-pound) warhead.
Depending on the target, it can be fitted with high-explosive, semi-piercing, blast-fragmentation, and thermobaric warhead types.
Its guidance and navigation systems include an inertial navigation system, anti-jam Global Navigation Satellite System, and terrain-referenced navigation.
The missile is designed for deployment from fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, combat drones, unmanned surface vessels, wheeled vehicles, and other surface platforms.
