The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced that the SOM-B1T and SOM-AT missiles have entered service with the Turkish Air Force…
The SOM-B1T and SOM-AT missiles, developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE and ROKETSAN, have entered service with the Turkish Air Force.
The SOM missile family is powered by a KTJ-3200 turbojet engine manufactured by Kale Jet Engines.
Equipped with an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker, SOM-B1 can identify targets based on their images during the terminal phase of flight.
Its Automatic Target Detection capability enables the missile to engage targets with high precision.
With a range of over 250 kilometers and a weight of approximately 620 kilograms, the SOM-B1 is equipped with a high-explosive warhead designed to produce blast and fragmentation effects.
The missile uses the Global Positioning System (GPS), an Inertial Navigation System (INS), and a Terrain-Referenced Navigation System (TRNS) to navigate toward its target…