The High Speed Target Aircraft System Şimşek, developed by Tusaş as a target aircraft, was converted into a long-range high-speed smart munition by the work of Tusaş engineers.
İsmail Demir, President of Defence Industry, shared the test firing video showing that the Şimşek High Speed Target Aircraft system has turned into a smart missile with his followers on his social media account. In the shared video, it is seen that the Şimşek High Speed Target Aircraft system, whose range is not given in the video, successfully hit the target located over the sea after launch.
What is the Shimshek High Speed Target Aircraft System?
ŞİMŞEK High Speed Target Aircraft System is an indigenous TAI design initiated as a Research and Development project in 2009 to meet the training needs of the air defence units of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF).
ŞİMŞEK High Speed Target Aircraft System, which is being designed in an open architecture structure that can be shaped according to customer requirements, will be used in air-to-air, surface-to-air, anti-aircraft and missile systems, firing and radar tracking training, and will meet the requirements for High Speed Target Aircraft with characteristics close to the flight characteristics of combat aircraft and missiles.
