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🇹🇷 SOM-J
Air · TÜBİTAK SAGE + ROKETSAN · 2026
A national air-to-surface precision cruise missile with folding wings that fits inside the internal weapons bay of the F-35 and KAAN — keeping the carrier aircraft outside the threat zone, it strikes high-value fixed targets from stand-off range.
Specifications
- Class: Air-to-surface precision cruise missile (internal-bay LO variant)
- Weight: ~500–540 kg
- Range: 185–277+ km
- Guidance: GPS/ANS/TRN/IBNS + IIR terminal
- Feature: Folding wing (internal-station compatibility)
- Carrier platforms: KAAN, KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, F-16 (OZGUR)
- Status: Entering serial production; March 2026 F-16 live-fire direct hit
Beats: Tehdit kuşağı dışındaki sabit yüksek-değerli hedef, Radar mevzii ve gemi (stand-off mesafeden)
Loses to: Namlulu yakın savunma (terminal safha), Nokta SAM ve elektronik harp
The internal-bay, low-observable variant of the SOM family: thanks to folding wings it fits inside the internal weapons bay of KAAN and the F-35, allowing stand-off strikes without breaking the carrier's stealth profile. Achieved a direct hit with a live warhead from an F-16 in March 2026.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (TÜBİTAK SAGE + ROKETSAN): GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM, GÖKHAN, HGK, KGK, BOZOK, KUZGUN-SS
Related systems (Air): KAAN, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, Bayraktar TB3, ÇAKIR