| Cenk | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medium-range ballistic missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | Unknown |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Designed | Unknown (Developed Secretly) |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | Unknown |
| No. built | Unknown |
| Variants |
Cenk (for Turkey) Cenk (for export) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | Unknown |
| Length | Unknown |
| Diameter | Unknown |
|
| |
| Effective firing range | 300 km (190 mi) to 1,000 km (620 mi) (Maximum range is classified) |
| Warhead | HE or fragmentation |
| Warhead weight | Unknown |
|
| |
| Propellant | Composite solid fuel |
| Flight altitude | high altitude |
| Maximum speed | Mach 5 for missile |
Guidance system | GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only |
| Accuracy |
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Launch platform | ? |
The Cenk (Turkish language: Combat) is a medium-range ballistic missile developed based on the Tayfun missile by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It is Turkey's first MRBM system. The images of the Cenk ballistic missile, announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan following the introduction of Tayfun (missile), were displayed for the first time by the SSB head on May 12, 2023.[1][2]
Users[]
Turkey
Variants[]
- Bora (missile) (Tactical Ballistic Missile)
- Tayfun (missile) (Short-Range Ballistic Missile)
Comparable missiles[]
- J-600T Yıldırım
- Fateh-313
- Raad-500 (missile)
- Scud missile
- 9K720 Iskander
- Zolfaghar (missile)
- Nasr (missile)
- DF-15
- Hyunmoo
- Shaheen-I
- KN-23
- Çakır (missile)
References[]
- ↑ "Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun". 23 May 2023. https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/turkish-defense-giant-successfully-tests-ballistic-missile-tayfun.
- ↑ "CENK Ballistic Missile was Shown to The Public for the First Time". 23 May 2023. https://www.defenceturkey.com/en/content/cenk-ballistic-missile-was-shown-to-the-public-for-the-first-time-5565.
The original article can be found at Cenk (missile) and the edit history here.