Turkish Indigenous Air-to-Air Missile Downs Simsek Drone In Trials

Turkish Goktug missiles
Credit: Tubitak
Turkey’s indigenous, within-visual-range air-to-air Bozdogan/Merlin missile has scored its first aerial kill in flight trials. The weapon, which is similar in configuration to the Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder, was launched from a Turkish Air Force F-16 and engaged a Simsek target drone, national...

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