Türkiye successfully tests Hisar-D RF air defence system with missile launch at sea

By Defence Industry Europe

On 15 August, Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced the successful live firing of the Hisar-D RF air defence and missile defence system. The missile was launched from the domestically developed Roketsan VLS MİDLAS system installed on board the prototype frigate Istanbul (F 515) of the İSTİF class, operating in the Black Sea off the coast of Sinop.
Photos: SSB.

On 15 August, Türkiye’s Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) announced the successful live firing of the Hisar-D RF air defence and missile defence system. The missile was launched from the domestically developed Roketsan VLS MİDLAS system installed on board the prototype frigate Istanbul (F 515) of the İSTİF class, operating in the Black Sea off the coast of Sinop.

 

This marked the second test firing of the system, which is the newest weapon in service with the Türkiye’s Naval Forces. While the trial conducted in March was designed to verify the correct functioning of all onboard systems, the most recent test involved their successful use to detect, track and destroy an aerial target.

 

 

The three-coordinate Aselsan Cenk 400-N radar, operating in the G-band, identified and tracked a QinetiQ Banshee Jet 80+ drone, which was subsequently destroyed using the AKREP 300-N fire control radar. For the first time, two additional systems were also tested: the Aselsan GÜDÜ 200-MG long-range bidirectional data link with a range of up to 108 nautical miles (about 200 km), and the AGRAS 2203/SA radar seeker integrated into the missile.

 

 

The Hisar-D RF system is designed to counter a wide range of airborne threats at distances of up to 13.5 nautical miles (around 25 km) and altitudes of up to 10 km. Unlike the Alpha (A) and Oscar (O) variants, which are fitted with imaging infrared (IIR) guidance, the RF version uses radar guidance along with the bidirectional data link.

 

 

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