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TURKEY LAUNCHES INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 24, 2012 - 15:32 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Armed Forces have begun working on
a project to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),
Hurriyet Daily News reported citing broadcaster NTV.
A decision to launch the project was made during a July 17 meeting
of the Defense Industry Executive Board, headed by Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and General Staff chief Necdet Ozel.
Erdogan had previously requested that the military develop missiles
with a 2,500-kilometer range.
According to NTV, Ankara could cooperate with an undisclosed Eastern
European country to develop the satellite launch center.
The ICBM project, meanwhile, has sought to improve on the SOM
cruise missile developed by TUBİTAK. The SOM cruise missile has a
current range of 300 kilometers. The range would first be increased
to 1,500 and later to 2,500 kilometers within the project, according
to the report.
The report did not elaborate on whether the SOM's planned
2,500-kilometer range would be increased even further or whether its
increased range would be utilized to develop an ICBM separately,
as missiles with ranges under 5,500 kilometers are not considered
"intercontinental."
The countries known to currently have ICBMs in their military arsenal
are Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China
and India.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
July 24, 2012 - 15:32 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Turkish Armed Forces have begun working on
a project to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),
Hurriyet Daily News reported citing broadcaster NTV.
A decision to launch the project was made during a July 17 meeting
of the Defense Industry Executive Board, headed by Prime Minister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan and General Staff chief Necdet Ozel.
Erdogan had previously requested that the military develop missiles
with a 2,500-kilometer range.
According to NTV, Ankara could cooperate with an undisclosed Eastern
European country to develop the satellite launch center.
The ICBM project, meanwhile, has sought to improve on the SOM
cruise missile developed by TUBİTAK. The SOM cruise missile has a
current range of 300 kilometers. The range would first be increased
to 1,500 and later to 2,500 kilometers within the project, according
to the report.
The report did not elaborate on whether the SOM's planned
2,500-kilometer range would be increased even further or whether its
increased range would be utilized to develop an ICBM separately,
as missiles with ranges under 5,500 kilometers are not considered
"intercontinental."
The countries known to currently have ICBMs in their military arsenal
are Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, China
and India.
From: A. Papazian