Turkiye's Tayfun ballistic missile heads for mass production after second test firing
The test launch took place from Rize-Artvin on the Black Sea coast. The site is further away from Ukrainian and Russian airspace than the range at Sinop. (Photo: SSB)
The second test firing in May used a different mobile launcher to the first, as developer Roketsan says the short-range ballistic missile is ready for mass production.
On 23 May, the head of the Turkish Defence Agency (SSB), Ismail Demir, announced the second test firing of Roketsan's Tayfun short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), the country's first such weapon programme.
He shared a short video prepared for the test, but neither he nor Roketsan officials revealed any information about firing. It is known that the missile was launched at 06:44am at the Rize-Artvin airport site on the Black Sea coast.
The first test firing was aimed at a target at 560km distance in October 2022.
In this test last year, the Tayfun missile was mounted on a BMC 525-44 8x8
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