IDEF 2017: TURKEY JOINS RAILGUN CLUB

Sourced : Shephard

by Grant Turnbull

Known as the ‘Tufan’ (Turkish for storm), the railgun could be integrated onto several platforms including vessels or ground vehicles, as well as be used as a static weapon system on land. It could be utilised for indirect/direct fire missions against ground and naval targets or be used as an anti-aircraft weapon.

An Aselsan spokesperson told Shephard that the project was still in the research and development phase, with the company testing a lab-based launcher system.

‘The current launcher we have is small, but we are developing bigger launchers to get more muzzle velocity,’ he explained.

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