Gökhan (missile)
| Gökhan (Khan of Sky) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Beyond visual range air-to-air missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Production history | |
| Designer | TÜBİTAK SAGE[1] |
| Designed | 2021–present (in development) |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | Fragmentation warhead[citation needed] |
| Engine | Ramjet[1] |
| Maximum speed | Mach 4[citation needed] |
Launch platform | F-16, JF-17, TAI TF Kaan, TAI Hürjet[citation needed] |
Gökhan (Khan of Sky) missile is an Beyond visual range air-to-air missile being developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE under the GÖKTUĞ program. It has been in development since 2021, when the missile's contract was made. It will be the first Turkish-made missile to use a ramjet engine.[1][2][3] Gökhan missile is being developed as an equivalent to MBDA's Meteor missile.[4]
See also
- Similar missiles
- Meteor – (France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden)
- AIM-54 Phoenix – (United States)
- AIM‐120 AMRAAM – (United States)
- AIM-152 AAAM – (United States)
- AIM-260 JATM – (United States)
- Astra – (India)
- FMRAAM – (United States)
- Novator KS-172 – (Russia)
- Long-Range Engagement Weapon – (United States)
- Peregrine – (Turkey)
- PL-12D – (China)
- PL-15 – (China)
- PL-21 – (China)
- R-37 – (Russia)
- R-77M – (Russia)
References
- ^ a b c "GÖKHAN National Ramjet Powered Air-Air Missile". TÜBİTAK SAGE website. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "The air-to-air missile with Ramjet engine from TÜBITAK Sage: GÖKHAN". defenceturk.net. 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Bakan Akar: Savunma sanayimizdeki yerlilik ve millilik oranımız yüzde 70'leri aştı" [Minister Akar: Our local and national defense industry rate has exceeded 70 percent]. Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2021-09-17.
- ^ "MSB'den Meteor ve Gökhan Açıklaması" [Statement from Defence Ministry on Meteor and Gökhan]. savunmasanayist. Retrieved 26 March 2025.