Türkiye unveils hypersonic missile with specs surpassing Russia’s Kinzhal
Photo: Türkiye unveiled its first hypersonic missile (roketsan.com.tr)
At the IDEF 2025 international arms exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye unveiled its first Tayfun Block-4 hypersonic missile, which is ahead of Russia's Kinzhal in a number of characteristics, Anadolu reports.
The Tayfun Block-4 ballistic missile is a hypersonic version of the Tayfun missile, the longest-range ballistic missile produced by Türkiye.
The new version of Tayfun weighs more than 7 tons. According to the developers, the missile with a multi-purpose warhead will be able to destroy air defense systems, control centers, military hangars, and critical military facilities at a distance of up to 3,000 kilometers. For comparison, Kinzhal has a range of up to
The missile hits targets with high accuracy: the deviation does not exceed 5 meters, and its speed reaches over 6000 km/h. Its length is about 10 meters and its diameter is 938 mm.
Roketsan has introduced several other new systems, including the Atmaca missile, the Gokbora air-to-air missile, and the 300 Er air-launched ballistic missile.
Türkiye increasing missile production
Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered an increase in the production of medium- and long-range missiles due to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Erdogan has long supported Türkiye's efforts to develop an independent defense industry capable of producing military aircraft, tanks, drones, frigates, and now missiles, both for export and to strengthen its army.
