Ankara, August 15, 2025-The Turkish defense industry has reached a new technology milestone with a successful missile test on the National TCG İstanbul (F-515) frigate.
During the exercise, the ship launched a Hip-D RF air defense missile from the national vertical start-up system, a MİDLASfrom an unmanned air goal that has been successfully destroyed.
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This was the second time that the Hipar-D RF was launched from the TCG İstanbul deck with the Mood, but unlike the first test, this time the rocket actually destroyed the target aircraft.
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The practice introduced the integration of the Turkish defense industry: the main entrepreneur of frigate was STM, the Rokletsan developed the Hipsar-D RF rocket and the CEE system, while aszelan provided the CENK and AKrep radars and the fire management system.
The combat control was carried out by the Havelsan Advent system.
According to the Defense Agency Agency (SSB), the test campaign justifies Turkey’s ability to develop full naval solutions by integrating rockets, sensors and national command systems.
In the future, Atmaca cruiser meters, long -range Si Ordeers Block I rockets and torpedo weapons are expected to integrate into the SIDlas system, significantly expanding the Turkish Navy’s combat capabilities.
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