ISTANBUL \u2014 The Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MND) unveiled details about the Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mhan long-range ballistic missile during the SAHA Expo 2026 defense exhibition here this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have elevated our work to a more advanced level through the technology base we established two years ago within our Ministry of National Defense R&D Center,\u201d Turkish Defense Minister Ya\u015far G\u00fcler said during a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mhan Long-Range Missile represents a significant technological milestone as Turkey\u2019s first liquid-fueled rocket missile system, capable of hypersonic-speed flight and possessing the country\u2019s longest range,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to information provided by the MND, the Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mhan missile uses unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine as fuel and dinitrogen tetroxide as the oxidizer. The ministry stated that the missile is capable of carrying a 3-ton warhead to a range of 6,000 kilometers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The country has been working on hypersonic technologies and liquid-propellant propulsion systems for nearly a decade, the director-general of the Turkish Ministry of National Defence\u2019s R&D Center, Nil\u00fcfer Kuzulu, told Turkish broadcaster NTV T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kuzulu stated that after initially producing small quantities of the propellants in laboratory conditions, the ministry eventually transitioned to serial production and integrated the technology into the Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mhan missile program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development of the propellant technology represented a major technical challenge because the chemicals had not previously been produced domestically in Turkey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDeveloping this fuel is extremely difficult, and it was not something previously manufactured in Turkey,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat began as small-scale laboratory work years ago has now been transformed into serial production. We now have both the production capability and the associated production facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MND sources said the Y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131mhan Missile System has successfully completed laboratory testing and will enter field or ground testing in the coming period. Work on the field-testing campaign is continuing according to the planned schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs part of the National Technology Initiative, our Ministry will continue with determination to support the development of our defense industry, develop indigenous and national systems, and enhance T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s strategic deterrence capability,\u201d the ministry stated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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