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Turkey has tested local-made HISAR-O medium-altitude air defense missile system 10912161.
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Defence & Security News - Turkey
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Turkey has tested local-made HISAR-O medium-altitude air defense missile system.
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According the Turkish Anadolu News website, Turkey’s defense minister last week reviewed a test launch of the Turkish-made Hisar-O medium-altitude air defense missile. This flight test of the Hisar-O was performed under a project to meet the Turkish Land Forces with a new air defense missile system.
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 HISAR short to medium-range air defense missile system mounted on tactical truck chassis Mercedes-Benz at IDEF 2015, defense exhibition in Istanbul, Turkey. |
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“We have many systems developed with the Roketsan and Havelsan corporations. Now there is an intense effort to go to more advanced systems", said Fikri Isik , the Turkish Defense Minister.
HISAR Missile Launching System is a multipurpose missile launcher which deploys and launches short and medium range HISAR Air Defense Missiles. HISAR-A Missile Launching System, configured as a short range air defense missile launcher, operates under control of KORKUT-Fire Control System which provides coordinated operation of 35 mm towed guns and Missile Launching System. HISAR-0 Missile Launching System, configured as a medium range air defense missile launcher, is controlled by HlSAR-0 Fire Control Center which supervises three launchers within an air defense battalion. HISAR Missile Launching System is a state of the art technology and has open HW6SW architecture for utilizing future technology The HISAR missile has a maximum interception range of 15 km and the launcher vehicle can carry a total of 6 missiles. At IDEF 2015, the missile launcher unit was mounted on a 6x6 military truck chassis Mercedes-Benz. |
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