Roketsan Akya

Akya
TypeHeavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In serviceMay 2024-Present
Used byTurkish Navy
Production history
DesignerTurkish Navy ArMerKom ("Research Center Command")
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2021
Specifications
Mass1,200 kg (2,600 lb)[1]
Length7 m (23 ft)[1]
Diameter533 mm (21.0 in)[1]
Warhead weight350–380 kg (770–840 lb)[1]
Engineelectric motor
Operational
range
50+ km
Maximum speed 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph)[1]
Guidance
system
Wire-guided with fiber-optic cable, active/passive sonar homing, wake homing
Launch
platform
Submarine

Akya is a new-generation heavyweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy. As of 2021, its tests completed, and it went in serial production.[2] "Akya" is the Turkish name of Leerfish.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "ROKETSAN & TÜBİTAK-SAGE & ARMERKOM Akya 533 mm Yeni Nesil Ağır Torpido". 24 November 2019.
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