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Turkey's Barbaros coast defense system uses ATMACA and Çakır missiles



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ROKETSAN announced that it has developed the Barbaros coastal defense system, which will use ATMACA and Çakır missiles. In this context, it was stated that the system will have network-supported capabilities together with the Advent Combat Management System. 4 ATMACA missiles or 6 Çakır missiles can be fired from the Barbaros coastal defense system battery.

Thanks to the use of different ammunition from the same launcher, cost-effective, target-oriented engagement will be possible according to the type of targets and threat level. In addition, thanks to the mobility of the system, it can be quickly installed at the desired point and controlled at sea quickly.

Answering the questions of Journalist Hakan Çelik in October, ROKETSAN General Manager Murat Second announced that the coastal defense system would be implemented using ATMACA and Çakır missiles. In this context, he announced that the second first test shot was successfully carried out in October. It was reported that the Barbaros coastal defense system is planned to be put into service next year.

The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the land-based ATMACA anti-ship missile was fired at a target in the sea as part of the test fire in the Black Sea. The launch system included 4 ATMACA missiles deployed to 8×8 vehicles.

The land-based ATMACA anti-ship missiles can be considered as an important step towards Turkey's coastal defense capabilities. Currently, there are coastal defense versions of anti-ship missiles in the same class as ATMACA, such as Harpoon, Exocet and Kh-35, deployed on land vehicles.

ROKETSAN is also developing a land-to-ground version of ATMACA. This missile, which is deployed to the vehicle, will have an IIR seeker head suitable for land targets instead of RF, and will have different values ​​from the ATMACA anti-ship missile in terms of warhead, range and weight. It can be considered that the test shot also contributed to the development studies of KARA ATMACA as experience.

ATMACA, which can be used in all weather conditions, is resistant to countermeasures; It includes target update, re-attack and mission cancellation capabilities. In addition, thanks to the advanced mission planning system (3D routing), it can be effective against fixed and moving targets. Using the Global Positioning System (GPS), Inertial Measurement Unit (AÖB), Barometric Altimeter and Radar Altimeter subsystems, ATMACA uses its active radar seeker to find its target with high accuracy.

With a range of over 220 kilometers, ATMACA also poses a major threat to targets beyond line of sight. ATMACA's; behind its target update, re-attack and mission cancellation capabilities is its advanced and modern data link. In the system that can offer the most efficient task profile; Time on target, target destruction and target firing operational modes are also available.

ATMACA also makes a difference with its structural design. In line with the developing technologies, the missile was designed using composite material technologies to reduce weight and increase structural strength, and these technologies were utilized to the maximum in the production of the missile. In addition, ATMACA, which has developed with domestic and national resources, will be used effectively by the Naval Forces for the protection of the Blue Homeland and will undertake important tasks in this field.
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