Gökhan (missile)

Gökhan (Khan of Sky)
TypeBeyond visual range
air-to-air missile
Place of originTurkey
Production history
DesignerTÜBİTAK SAGE[1]
Designed2021–present (in development)
ManufacturerRoketsan
Specifications
WarheadFragmentation warhead[citation needed]

EngineRamjet[1]
Maximum speedMach 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


References

  1. ^ a b c "GÖKHAN National Ramjet Powered Air-Air Missile". TÜBİTAK SAGE website. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. ^ "The air-to-air missile with Ramjet engine from TÜBITAK Sage: GÖKHAN". defenceturk.net. 25 June 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "MSB'den Meteor ve Gökhan Açıklaması" [Statement from Defence Ministry on Meteor and Gökhan]. savunmasanayist. Retrieved 26 March 2025.