Roketsan Sungur air defense system succeeds in live fire test on the move.

Turkish pedestal-mounted low-altitude air defense system Sungur completed a test with pinpoint firing accuracy against a moving target at maximum range and altitude, the head of the Defense Industries Presidency (SSB) said on February 26, reported by Daily Sabah.
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Loading of a missile on the Roketsan Sungur air defense system on February 26, 2021 (Picture source : DHA)

In a statement shared on Twitter, Ismail Demir said the system, which was domestically developed by leading military contractor Roketsan, strengthened its role in the layered air defense system. The SSB head noted that Sungur will be integrated into land, air and sea platforms with its portable feature. It was announced back in July 2020 that the system was ready to be inducted in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK).

The Roketsan system has two missile launcher pods, each capable of firing two fire-and-forget infrared-guided (IR) missiles. The self-propelled surface-to-air missile system provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), low-flying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. The air defense system has the capability of shooting while moving and it has effective target detection, diagnosis, identification, tracking and it can fire 360-degrees in day and night.

In the video showing the test-fire that Demir shared, the Sungur system is seen mounted on top of a Vuran 4x4 armored vehicle produced by Turkish land vehicles manufacturer BMC.