Turkish air-to-air missile Gokdogan successfully test-fired, hit target with pinpoint accuracy

ISTANBUL 

Türkiye's first locally designed and produced beyond-visibility air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) Gokdogan was successfully test-fired and hit a target with pinpoint accuracy, the Turkish industry and technology minister said on Wednesday.

“Gokdogan, the first domestic and national air-to-air beyond-line-of-sight missile of our country, hit the target aircraft with a direct hit in the firing test. National Technology Move for fully independent Türkiye in critical technologies,” Mehmet Fatih Kacir announced on X, sharing a video of the firing test of Gokdogan.

Gokdogan is an air-to-air missile developed by Türkiye's Scientific and Technological Research Council (TUBITAK). It is a part of the medium-range and beyond-line-of-sight active radar seeker missile family, Goktug.

The missile was designed from 2013 to 2024.

"Air-to-air missile capability is one of the most important elements of air dominance and deterrence. Gokdogan is a strategic step that strengthens our local and national power in this field," Haluk Gorgun, the head of Türkiye's Defense Industries Secretariat, said on X.

"I congratulate all our institutions, engineers, and industry, especially TUBITAK’s SAGE (Defense Industries Research and Development Institute), who contributed to this success," he added.