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Air · TÜBİTAK SAGE · ~2031
Türkiye's first ramjet-powered beyond-visual-range (BVR) long-range air-to-air missile — a national Meteor equivalent for KAAN/F-16 (still in development).
Specifications
- Type: BVR air-to-air missile
- Propulsion: ramjet (Roketsan + TAPSAN)
- Range: ~100 km; NEZ ~60 km (claimed/DISP)
- Speed: >Mach 3-4 (claimed/DISP)
- Guidance: GPS/INS + active AESA seeker
- Platform: F-16 (test) → KAAN / KIZILELMA / Hürjet
- Status: preliminary design complete; flight trial ~end-2026
Beats: 4. nesil avcı IR/yarı-aktif füzeleri (menzil/NEZ), uzaktan AEW&C/tanker pususu
Loses to: Henüz uçmadı → bugün fiilî üstünlük YOK, olgun muadiller (Meteor/AIM-120D) sicili
MSB-SAGE contract signed May 21, 2021; preliminary design complete, ground trials ongoing, first flight ~end-2026 (modified F-16). If completed, Türkiye would become one of the few NATO nations that build a ramjet air-to-air missile.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (TÜBİTAK SAGE): GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM, HGK, KGK, BOZOK, KUZGUN-SS, SOM-J
Related systems (Air): KAAN, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, Bayraktar TB3, ÇAKIR