Developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE, the national target seeker MİHAL successfully operated during the GÖKDOĞAN missile test launched from KIZILELMA. The system highlights Türkiye’s growing expertise in indigenous sensor technologies.

KIZILELMA’s rapid sequence of radar, missile, and F-16 simulation tests signals that Turkey is approaching a key milestone in unmanned combat aircraft development.

Turkey successfully launched the indigenous Gökdoğan air-to-air missile from an F-16 equipped with the locally developed MURAD AESA radar. The achievement marks a major leap in Türkiye’s air combat capabilities and future force structure.

Türkiye’s indigenous air-to-air missiles BOZDOĞAN and GÖKDOĞAN successfully completed demanding test firings. Minister Kacır described them as the “two claws of the sky homeland.”

Developed by TÜBİTAK SAGE, Türkiye’s indigenous BOZDOĞAN and GÖKDOĞAN air-to-air missiles successfully completed their challenging test firings. Minister Kacır hailed them as “the two claws of the sky homeland.”

Türkiye’s indigenous air-to-air missiles, Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan, have passed critical design verification tests, marking a key step toward operational deployment.