Karaok (Turkish: Black Arrow) is a 125 mm manportable, lightweight, fire-and-forget, short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in development by Roketsan.[2]

Design

The missile is equipped with a tandem warhead and a new indigenously developed hybrid dual-stage rocket motor designed to enable fire from an enclosed space. Range was initially over 2500 m,[2][3] weight is less than 16 kg (tube and missile), length is 110 cm.[4] The missile is capable of both direct and top attack.[2] The system is effective at both day or night due to its Imaging Infrared Seeker.[5] The weapon system achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2020 and was inducted into the Turkish Army in 2022.[6][1]

Operators

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Turkey’s Roketsan wins Malaysian deal for Karaok anti-tank missiles. Defense News. 14 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon". Ankara, Turkey: Roketsan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. ^ Kıvrak, Salih (3 January 2021). "Tek er tarafından kullanılan tanksavar silahı KARAOK'un menzili 2,5 katına çıktı" [The range of the anti-tank gun KARAOK, used by a single soldier, has been increased by 2.5 times.]. Defence Turk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ Hughes, Robin. "Roketsan discloses Karaok short-range ATGM development". Janes. London, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Roketsan KaraOK anti-tank missile to be inducted in Turkish army in 2021". www.armyrecognition.com. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. ^ Insight, Global Defense (2022-08-07). "Turkiye's Latest Anti Tank Guided Missile "KARAOK"". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. ^ "KARAOK Füzesinin ilk ihracat durağı Malezya" (in Turkish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. ^ "Black Arrow – The Turkish Delights".
  9. ^ "KARAOK Omuzdan Atılan Tanksavar Füzesi | SavunmaSanayiST". 18 November 2018.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaok
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