ANKARA, ($1=14.74 Turkish Liras) — The KARAOK anti-tank missile, developed by Roketsan, shall be obtainable to the Turkish Armed Forces this 12 months, BulgarianMilitary.com has discovered, citing SavunmaSanayiST.com.
In response to a particular assertion made by Roketsan Common Supervisor Murat Ikinsi, the TEK-ER ATGM anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), developed by Roketsan with nationwide sources, shall be delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces this 12 months.
Identical to the UMTAS and OMTAS anti-tank missiles, the KARAOK missile, which has an infrared [IIR] search warhead, differs from different Roketsan anti-tank missiles in that it may be fired from the arm by TEK-ER. KARAOK, which has similarities in idea to the American manufacturing Javelin has a diameter of 125 millimeters, weighs 16 kilograms with its launcher, vary of two.5 kilometers, armor-piercing tandem warhead, fire-and-forget mode, and direct and overhead strike.
After OMTAS, UMTAS, and L-UMTAS, KAROK, the fourth anti-tank missile provided to be used by the Turkish Armed Forces by Roketsan, is especially essential for the command of the Special Forces, the Submarine Command [SAT], the Underwater Protection [SAS] Commando and the MIT Particular Operations Workforce. It’s emphasised that this ATGM will meet the wants of particular forces.
With the KARAOK missile, the wants of the Turkish Armed Forces for anti-tank missiles that can be utilized by TEK-ER shall be met with nationwide sources.
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