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...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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