Tayfun (missile)

Tayfun/Typhoon
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2023
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerRoketsan
Designed2022
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2023 - present
No. builtUnknown
VariantsTayfun (for Turkey)
Specifications
Mass2300 kg
Length6.5 m
Diameter610 mm

Effective firing range280 km (170 mi)
Maximum firing range800 km (500 mi)
WarheadHE or fragmentation

Payload capacity500 kg
PropellantComposite solid propellant
Maximum speed Mach 5 for missile
Guidance
system
GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only
Accuracy
  • GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤5 m CEP
Launch
platform
VOLAT truck

Tayfun (Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile developed on the basis of the Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It is Turkey's first missile of its kind. Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhon during a test launch on October 20, 2022.