Tayfun (missile)

Tayfun/Typhoon
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2023
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerRoketsan
DesignedUnknown (Developed Secretly)
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2022 (Possibly before)
No. builtUnknown
VariantsTayfun (for Turkey)
Typhoon (for export)
Specifications
MassUnknown
LengthUnknown
DiameterUnknown

Effective firing range561 km (349 mi)
WarheadHE or fragmentation
Warhead weightUnknown

PropellantComposite solid fuel
Flight altitudehigh altitude
Maximum speed Mach 5 for missile
Guidance
system
GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only
Accuracy
  • GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤10 m CEP
  • INS Only: ≤ 100 m CEP
Launch
platform
VOLAT truck

The Tayfun (Turkish Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) developed basis on Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It's Turkey's first SRBM system[1].Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhoon, which was being secretly developed, during a test launch on October 20, 2022, and although the characteristics of the missiles were unknown, it was later announced by the Ministry of National Defense; TAYFUN (Typhoon), hitting its target from a distance of 561 kilometers in a duration of 456 seconds.[2]

  1. ^ "Tayfun: Türkiye'nin geliştirdiği ilk kısa menzilli balistik füzeyle ilgili neler biliniyor, etkileri ne olabilir?". BBC Turkish. 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Turkey accidentally reveals secretly developed short-range ballistic missile". Middle East Eye. 20 October 2022.