Roketsan conducted the second successful test of the TAYFUN ballistic missile with a promising launch range of 1000 km

Roketsan conducted another test of the TAYFUN ballistic missile, the head of the Department said

Turkish Defense Industry Ismail Demir.

What is known

The first test of a ballistic missile took place inend of 2022. About two weeks ago, the company released a high-quality test run video. The second launch of TAYFUN took place today, May 23, in the north-east of Turkey.

TAYFUN füzemizin yeni test atışını başarılı şekilde gerçekleştirdik. ????????????

Basta @roketsan olmak üzere emeği geçen herkesi tebrik ediyorum.???????? pic.twitter.com/n5GYavmCwH

— Ismail Demir (@IsmailDemirSSB) May 23, 2023

Roketsan said the second test passedsuccessful, but details are not specified. Currently, a ballistic missile can hit targets at a distance of less than 600 km. In the first test, she flew 561 km in 458 seconds. However, in the future the range of the fart will be increased to 1000 km.

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Roketsan will conduct several more ballistic missile tests, after which it will enter service with the Turkish army. New tests are needed to evaluate and verify the operation of all TAYFUN components.