The Göksur missile is pictured during its launch from TCG Beykoz . (Aselsan)
Turkish defence company Aselsan has announced the first vertical launch test firing of its Göksur naval point missile defence system. Aselsan said on 18 February that the test firing was conducted from the Turkish Naval Forces' Burak-class corvette TCG Beykoz two days earlier off the coast of Sinop in northern Türkiye.
Speaking to Janes at the Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2025 held in Abu Dhabi from 17 to 21 February, an Aselsan spokesperson said that during its test firing the Göksur missile was not fired at a target but instead was fed with defined waypoints that were successfully followed by the missile.
Details about the missile test parameters were not disclosed. However, the spokesperson said that a range of 15 km was achieved and that all technical parameters were realised. The tested missile was not fitted with a warhead, the spokesperson added.
The Göksur missile – jointly developed by Aselsan and Türkiye's Tübitak Sage Defence Industries Research and Development Institute – was first showcased at Euronaval 2024. The missile is fitted with an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker and a bidirectional communication datalink. According to Aselsan, the modular design of Göksur allows it be to fitted on frigates and corvettes.
The missile is developed in three variants: Göksur 100-N Vertical Launch System (VLS); Göksur 100-N/StA, which features a turret and has standalone capability; and Göksur 100-N, the new 20-missile configuration that features the Göksur IIR missile.
Aselsan said key features of Göksur include its 360° threat elimination capability, next-generation IIR seeker-guided munitions, effectiveness against low-flying threats, “multi-engagement capability”, and artificial-intelligence (AI)-supported fire-control system.
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