Turkiye has been proving the effectiveness of its domestically developed torpedoes and missiles via live-fire drills on Exercise Sea Wolf-II.
The 11-day exercise, which concluded on Sunday, included demonstrations of Roketsan’s Akya, its first indigenous heavyweight torpedo, and Atmaca, its long-range anti-ship missile which can be fired from surface vessels or submarines.
The drills were spread across the Black, Aegean and eastern Mediterranean Seas and involved 125 ships, 60 aircraft, uncrewed systems and about 18,000 military personnel from all domains.
During the distinguished visitor day, VIPs and press watched from TCG Anadolu, the Turkish Navy’s 27,000-ton, 232-metre amphibious assault ship as eight guided missiles and one torpedo were fired at targets.
The submarine TCG Sakarya launched an Akya torpedo at a target ship from a range of about six miles, striking it and breaking it in two.
And corvette TCG Burgazada fired an Atmaca missile at a surface target at a distance of about 60 miles. It’s thought this was the longest-range test of the projectile to date conducted in the eastern Mediterranean.
A Hisar-D air defence missile, developed jointly by Roketsan and Aselsan, also intercepted a target travelling at almost 350mph.
Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu said the drills proved that the Turkish Armed Forces represented “a significant deterrent in the region.”
A press statement noted: “The targets were hit exactly and the high mobility, coordination, power and deterrent activity of our Navy was once again highlighted.
We congratulate our heroic personnel who work day and night to protect our Blue Country and our Naval Command, who have demonstrated outstanding achievements.”
Other drills conducted across the course of the exercise included surface firing, surface and air defence warfare, land bombardment, asymmetric warfare, mission deployment, counter-sabotage, and replenishment at sea.
- You can read more details on the Turkish Ministry of National Defence website