Turkey conducted a successful test firing of the domestically built Atmaca long-range cruise missile, the country's defense ministry said on Friday
ANKARA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th February, 2021) Turkey conducted a successful test firing of the domestically built Atmaca long-range cruise missile, the country's defense ministry said on Friday.
A video shared by the ministry showed the missile launching from a naval vessel and hitting a floating target at sea.
"The first shot of ATMACA, the surface-to-surface assault guided projectile developed by national means, from the TCG KINALIADA corvette, was successfully executed in the Black Sea," the ministry said.
The anti-ship missile was developed and manufactured by Turkish defense contractor Rokestan, with its first test flight taking place in 2016.
The Atmaca project seeks to replace the US-built Harpoon missile from the military's arsenal as part of a campaign to wean Turkey's defense infrastructure from overt dependence on US and NATO equipment.
