Turkey Build New Rocket Long Range

The Turkish government decided on the need for Turkey to develop its own ballistic missile with a range 2,500 km. Meanwhile, around the structures to implement this program a huge spy scandal broke.


Construction of the new missile has a deal with the state Office of Science and Technology Development in Turkey (TÜBITAK, established in 1963 by President Cemal Gürsel - now subject to him 15 institutes employing 1500 researchers). The decision on the need to run this program on the Technology Council has requested the Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The prototype missiles with a range of 2.5 thousand. km will be built in just 2 years.

Head TÜBITAK, prof. Altınbaşak Yucel said that the task is feasible. Turkey has the appropriate technologies that will build on the finishing touches on an appropriate ballistic missile range and precision of destruction. According to prof. Altınbaşaka, under the auspices TÜBITAK rocket was already a range of 500 km. During the testing of its head reaching the targets with an accuracy of 5 meters Later this year, another version of the rocket is at 1500 km, and for two years can be reached 2.5 thousand. km.

Critics of the program argue that Turkey is not needed until such potential missile . This could in fact destroy the fragile balance of forces in the region. Since 1997, Turkey, like Poland, is a member (Missile Technology Control Regime - MTCR) to limit the spread of technologies to build carriers charge long-range combat. The regime includes systems capable of carrying warheads weighing 500 kg at a distance of over 300 km. Its initiators were in April 1987, France, Japan, Canada, Germany, the United States, Britain and Italy. Currently, the MTCR has 34 members, not including PRC, India, Israel and Pakistan.

Raised voices are also the possibilities TÜBITAK subcontractors are overrated. One analyst said that the missile, which has built a range of only 185 km (the range is a bullet samosterujący SOM - DSEi 2011: Turkish missile samosterujący ,. Its increase to 500 km could be achieved by reducing warhead weight below a reasonable limit. Announcement of the new program may result in blocking access to the necessary technologies in Turkey, which may hinder its implementation.


We know that Turkey has been developing its ballistic missiles, in cooperation with the PRC. You answered TÜBITAK SAGE program and Roketsan and Aselsan. Yildirim Rocket Block-I (based on B-611) has a range estimated at 150-200 km. At the end of 2011 there is information about Yildirim Block-II with a range of 250-300 km, and even - in a special version - 500 km. The next step will be to build missiles with a range 1000-3000 km. Ballistic missile development program is linked with the construction of space launch vehicles capable of elevating the Turkish satellites.

Groupings of seeking to undermine Turkey date back all the methods to weaken its growth opportunities. Around TÜBITAK broke last great spy scandal. Media revealed that the investigation takes place against a group of military spy who collected materials related to the Bureau. Found cataloged data on 1048 employees and associates TÜBITAK - their biographies, opinion, religion, sexual orientation and weaknesses. 


The resort TÜBITAK Marmara Research Center (MAM) near Istanbul found large quantities of listening devices. They were installed in many areas, including in almost all hotel rooms and the resort (in the two hotels is more than 300 beds). Group used the recordings generated thereby, including the male-female relationships, to force information on the safety critical work in Turkey.


According to unofficial information, the group worked on spy could even seek to overthrow the government of Turkey. Therefore, the arrests began. As the first detained in TÜBITAK responsible for the safety of Çipli Yucel. The departments responsible for security agencies take personal cleansing. Found during the investigation materials shall be destroyed by it can not be used to blackmail for their people.


The collection Yucel Çipli found not only the employees of the Office, but also strategically important companies, such as Aselsan and Havelsan. In total, over 5000 people. Probably the death of three engineers Aselsana recently  also was associated with the scandal.


The investigation of the espionage on a large scale runs from April 2010. It began with a group of prostitutes to stop providing services to senior officers of the Turkish fleet. According to unofficial data, in the hands of spies was given to 165 thousand. secret documents, including electronic files and maps. So far 55 suspects were detained, including three highly-placed with a person in the structure of TÜBITAK.