14-03-2025
- Business
- Bahrain News Gazette
Trkiye's Anti-Ship Missile Atmaca Successfully Hits Underwater Target
Ankara: Trkiye's domestically designed and produced anti-ship cruise missile Atmaca has completed its first underwater firing test, Haluk Gorgun, Turkish Defense Industries Secretary, announced.
According to Bahrain News Agency, Atmaca was designed between 2009 and 2018 by Turkish defense firm Roketsan and entered the Turkish army's inventory in 2021.
The missile was developed as a high-precision anti-ship weapon to meet the operational requirements of surface warfare. It can be deployed on fast patrol boats, frigates, and corvettes.
