Gokdogan missile hits target with pinpoint accuracy in final test

Gokdogan, Türkiye’s first domestic and national air-to-air beyond-line-of-sight missile developed by the Tubitak Defense Industry Research and Development Institute (SAGE), managed to hit the target aircraft with pinpoint accuracy in the last firing test conducted on August 30 Victory Day.

This significant achievement once again demonstrated Türkiye’s technological capability in the defense industry.

Millî Hava-Hava Füzesi #GÖKDOĞAN ile tam isabet 🚀🇹🇷

TÜBİTAK Savunma Sanayii Ar-Ge Enstitüsü @SageTubitak tarafından geliştirilen, ilk yerli ve millî havadan havaya görüş ötesi füzemiz GÖKDOĞAN, Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı ile birlikte icra edilen yetenek gösterimi amaçlı atış… pic.twitter.com/dm2VtOEWR8

— Mehmet Fatih KACIR (@mfatihkacir) August 30, 2024

In a statement on his social media account, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacir congratulated the Tubitak Sage team and thanked the engineers and technicians who contributed to the project. Kacir stated that such projects significantly contribute to Türkiye’s independence and strength in the defense industry.

Gokdogan’s main features

Guidance

• Solid-state active radar seeker technology.
• Intelligent guidance system with at-hit-and-forget feature.
• Advanced countermeasure and jamming source guidance capability.
• Ability to update target information via data link.
• Capability to fire from all angles and lock on to multiple targets.
• Lock-on capability after firing.

Propulsion and control

• Low smoke solid fuel technology for high thrust.
• Fully electronic rocket motor safe arming and firing system with high reliability and safety.

Warhead

Domestically designed warhead for maximum lethality. Seamless fuze for high safety and reliability. Compliance:

• Compliance with MIL-STD-1553 and MIL-STD-1760 standards.
• Usability with LAU-129 launcher.