World Watch Daily :: Turkish missile maker delivers rockets to army

"Last Generation Forums" :: News Services:: World Watch Daily :: Turkish missile maker delivers rockets to army  Author Topic: Turkish missile maker delivers rockets to army (Read 1 time) Michael James Stone Administrator Site-Administrator member isonline   Joined: May 2012 Gender: Male Posts: 785 Turkish missile maker delivers rockets to army « Thread StartedToday at 4:38am »   Turkish missile maker delivers rockets to army Özgür Ekşi ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News The Turkish military plans to equip T-129 Atak helicopters with laser-guided Cirit rockets. Turkey’s missile maker Roketsan produces the 8 km-ranged rockets. Hürriyet photo Turkey’s missile maker Roketsan has delivered 100 laser-guided 70 mm rocket systems to the Turkish military, a defense source has told the Hürriyet Daily News.  Roketsan will produce a total of 2000 “Cirits” for the Turkish military, the source said. Cirit is one of the projects launched by Turkey to equip the Turkish army’s T-129 Atak, AH-1P Cobra and AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopters with low-cost precision strike capabilities.  French-German Helicopter company Eurocopter has selected Cirit for the execution of a test and integration program to equip the Eurocopter EC635.  The rocket’s name comes from a traditional Turkish horseback game, Cirit, where two teams of riders fight a mock battle using wooden javelins. Cirit is considered a next generation 70 mm guided rocket system fitted with a semi-active laser homing seeker.  70 mm rocket systems have been in use since the Vietnam War for their anti-personnel and incendiary effects. The Cirit rockets have a maximum effective guided range of 8 km, with a high probability of a hit on a 3x3 meter moving target at this range.   Report to Mod - Link to Post - Back to Top  Logged

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