Roketsan’s new cruise missile brings operational flexibility over land, sea and air

Roketsan’s ÇAKIR cruise missile can be launched from land, naval and air platforms, and with its state-of-the-art capabilities and effective warhead, will become a new force multiplier for the armed forces.

Roketsan continues to create new concepts on the battlefield with its new technology. ÇAKIR – Roketsan’s new cruise missile – can be launched from fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, Assault Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (AUAV)/UCAVs, AUSVs, tactical wheeled vehicles and naval platforms, and provides operational versatility against land and surface targets . The ÇAKIR has a range of more than 150 km and its targets include ground targets, land and ground targets close to the coast, strategic land targets, field targets and caves.

Equipped with the domestic and national KTJ-1750 turbojet engine developed by Kale Arge and the agility brought by its design, ÇAKIR easily executes missions involving 3D waypoints as defined in mission planning. Cruise missiles have unique warhead and hit point selection capabilities to provide high destructive power against enemy targets.

ÇAKIR is capable of engaging targets with high precision in all weather conditions thanks to its advanced mid and terminal guidance systems. A web-based data link facilitates target updating, attack/re-attack on-flight targets of opportunity and mission aborted man-in-the-loop capabilities.

The most prominent features of ÇAKIR are: Its design allows the platform to carry multiple payloads of up to four missiles and is capable of performing swarm concept missions using missiles that communicate with each other. The swarm concept, by which it enables a coordinated attack scenario of multiple missiles, can be used to overcome adversary defenses and ensure high efficiency against single or multiple targets.

ÇAKIR offers high survivability thanks to its unique design and the radar absorbing material used on the frame. ÇAKIR’s superior sea-skimming and terrain-masking capabilities combined with radar-absorbing structures minimize the detection capabilities of enemy air defenses. Thanks to its jam-resistant GNSS and altimeter-backed inertial navigation system, the ÇAKIR continues its trajectory even in the presence of strong electronic jamming.

With the resources of Roketsan, design studies for the indigenous and national ÇAKIR cruise missiles continue, with first tests planned for 2022 and platform integration in 2023.

In the context of the cruise missile ÇAKIR launch meeting on March 31, 2022, Roketsan and Kale Arge will sign a national turbojet engine development contract. Turkish Defense Industry President Prof. İsmail Demir, Roketsan Chairman of the Board Prof. Faruk Yiğit, Roketsan CEO Murat İkinci and Kale Group Deputy Chairman of the Board Osman Okyay will participate in the signing ceremony covering the development of the KTJ-1750 turbojet engine for cruise missile ÇAKIR and delivery.