The first test firing of the submarine-launched version of Türkiye's indigenously developed Atmaca anti-ship guided missile was carried out from TCG Preveze in the Eastern Mediterranean on 12 March. (Turkish MND)
The Turkish Navy has successfully test-fired the submarine-launched version of the country's indigenously developed Atmaca anti-ship guided missile for the first time.
The live firing, which was conducted in the eastern Mediterranean from the Turkish Navy's first-of-class Type 209/1400 diesel-electric submarine (SSK), TCG Preveze (S-353), was announced by Haluk Görgün, the president of the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB), on X (formerly Twitter) on 12 March.
A video posted on X by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence (MND) the same day showed an encapsulated Atmaca missile being loaded onto Preveze at Aksaz Naval Base and subsequently launched to engage a target. The missile was fired using Preveze ' s new Müren combat management system (CMS), which was integrated onboard the submarine as part of its mid-life upgrade (MLU) programme.
The Atmaca anti-ship guided missile started development in 2009, with Roketsan developing the missile airframe, while the radio frequency (RF) seeker head and guidance system were developed by Aselsan and the engine by Kale Arge.
After completing its first test firing from a shore-based facility in 2017, the missile went on to conduct its first ship-launched test firing from the Turkish Navy's fourth Ada-class (MILGEM) corvette TCG Kınalıada in the Black Sea in November 2019. This was followed by the first test firing with a live warhead from Kınalıada in February 2021.
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