The Development of SOM

Turkish engineers develop the next bullet SOM variants. The civil version of the bullets will be fired from launcher pods carrying the two runways.


Family cruise missiles SOM ( Stand-off Mühimmat Seyir Füzesi ) is being developed by TÜBITAK-SAGE since 2006. The existence of a flight version of the SOM revealed June 4, 2011 during the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Air Force. SOM was the first outside the U.S. weapon system uses Universal Armament Interface (UAI), which is to facilitate the integration of offensive weapons platform-carrier. UAI is a development of Mil Std 1760.

In the basic version - SOM A missile has a range of 180 km. September 27, 2011 design-tested a range of 250 km. Currently being tested is a variant of a range of 300 km and the accuracy of hitting 5-10 m tests capable version of the attack at a distance of up to 500 km is scheduled to start later this year. In 2014 is expected to create a missile with a range samosterujący 1500-2500 km, and therefore of relevance to the strategic (media reported recently that such coverage will have a ballistic missile Turkish, Turkey is building a rocket with a range of 2.5 thousand. km) . It would not only be fired in the air, but from the earth.

A SOM is guided to the target using a satellite positioning system (INS and radar-assisted mapping) and can attack targets with coordinates defined before the start. SOM bullets B1 and 2 are equipped with infra-red head, hit in the last phase of flight. SOM B2 has a particularly strong attack targets protected by a double penetrator. In both versions of the SOM B is to be possible to transfer data to longer time of flight of the bullet.

Test missile head IIR version performed at the end of February. The bullet went in then indicated earlier, one of six mock-ups of similar buildings. The result presented at the 4th Defence Industry Day, held on 1-2 March.

In parallel with the development of air version of the SOM is working on a variation of land. Shells in this version will be supplemented by accelerating the starting block. Land has a gun carry two trays of shells.