SİPER

SİPER Air Defence System
TypeSurface-to-air/anti-ballistic missile
Place of origin Turkey
Service history
In serviceBlock 1: 2024 – present
Block 2: prototype
Used by Turkey
Production history
DesignerAselsan
Roketsan
Tübitak Defense
Designed2018 - present
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2023 - present
Specifications
Length
  • Block 1: 5.4 m
  • Block 2: 6.3 m
Diameter
  • Block 1: 370 mm (15 in)
  • Block 2: 420 mm (17 in)
WarheadHigh Explosive
Detonation
mechanism
Calculated delay proximity fuze

EngineSolid propellant, two-stage motor
Operational
range
  • Block 1: >100 km
  • Block 2: >150 km
  • Block 3: >180+ km
Flight altitude
  • Block 1: 20 km
  • Block 2: 30 km
  • Block 3: +30 km class
Guidance
system

SİPER (Trench) is a high to medium air defense surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. Designed to defend against any type of airborne threat, it can fight aircraft, cruise missiles, air-to-ground missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It was jointly developed in Turkey by the companies Roketsan, Aselsan and the research institute TÜBİTAK SAGE.

The SİPER system project was launched by the Presidency of Defence Industries in 2018. The missile is developed by Roketsan, and most sensors and electronics by Aselsan. The SIPER missile was originally announced as Hisar-U. However, it was later announced that the Siper missile would be a new missile family and 3 different blocks would be developed. Siper Block 1 were developed based on the Hisar-O missile with booster.