ASELSAN announced that the SİPER-2 air defense missile has entered serial production…
Developed, like the in-service SİPER-1, to engage air-breathing targets, the SİPER Block-2 reaches a range of more than 150 kilometers and an altitude of more than 30 kilometers.
Compared with the SİPER-1, it has a more powerful rocket motor and an RF seeker, providing an expanded engagement envelope.
With 360-degree coverage and vertical and inclined launch capability, the system can engage threats approaching from different directions.
About 6.3 meters long and 420 mm in diameter, the missile is designed to engage fighter aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles, and air-to-ground munitions.
It uses GPS-aided inertial guidance in the midcourse phase and receives data link updates throughout its flight.
For target detection and engagement, the SİPER Block-2 uses an active radar seeker and carries a high-explosive fragmentation warhead…