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Roketsan [TK] unveils mystery ballistic missile, opens $1B facilities, delivers 20 systems
2026-04-13
[TurkiyeToday] Turkish missile producer Roketsan unveiled a previously unknown large ballistic missile at a ceremony attended by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on April 7.

The company simultaneously opened three new production facilities worth $1 billion, laid the foundation for a fourth, and delivered approximately 20 weapons systems to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).

Roketsan CEO Murat Ikinci called it "the largest defense industry investments in the history of the Republic."

UNIDENTIFIED LARGE BALLISTIC MISSILE DISPLAYED ALONGSIDE TAYFUN
A large-sized ballistic missile not previously publicly identified was displayed at the ceremony alongside Tayfun ballistic missile launchers.

The missile, transported on a trailer towed by a Koluman DERMAN 8x8 truck, the same platform used for Tayfun and the Atmaca-UM land attack cruise missile, is visibly larger than the Tayfun in both length and diameter.

No technical specifications or official name were provided.

Roketsan is known to be working on two large ballistic missile projects: CENK and Tayfun Block 4.

CENK is a large ballistic missile carried in a truck-and-trailer configuration, with indications of a maneuverable re-entry vehicle based on fins observed at the front, a feature that would contribute to accuracy and the ability to evade interceptors.

Tayfun Block 4, first unveiled at IDEF 2025, features a diameter of 938 millimeters, a length of 10 meters and a mass of 7.2 tonnes, with hypersonic speed capability designed to defeat existing air and missile defense systems.

NEARLY 20 SYSTEMS DELIVERED TO TURKISH ARMED FORCES
Deliveries made to the Turkish Armed Forces at the ceremony included:

  • Tayfun ballistic missile

  • Siper long-range air and missile defense system

  • Atmaca anti-ship missile

  • Hisar-A low-altitude air defense missile

  • Hisar-O medium-altitude RF air defense missile

  • Sungur air defense missile system

  • Kara Atmaca land-attack cruise missile

  • Cakir cruise missile

  • SOM cruise missile

  • T-107/122 multiple-launch rocket system

  • MAM-L, MAM-C and MAM-T smart munitions

  • TEBER guidance kit

  • L-OMTAS laser-guided medium-range anti-tank system

  • OMTAS medium-range anti-tank system

  • Cirit laser-guided missile

  • LUMTAS laser-guided long-range anti-tank system

  • Karaok portable anti-tank system

  • IHA-230 air-to-ground ballistic supersonic missile.
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