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Turkey

Roketsan

Cakir cruise missile

Compact turbojet-powered multi-platform cruise missile with swarm coordination, entering mass production in 2024. Figures are manufacturer or state-sourced and not independently verified.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-04

175

km range

0.8

Mach

kg warhead

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.: 0.8 Mach

Stronger than 18% of missiles
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.: 175 km

Stronger than 57% of missiles

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.: 70 kg

Stronger than 43% of missiles
Warhead type Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.: High-explosive, blast-fragmentation, semi-armor-piercing
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.: Infrared imaging (mid-phase + terminal), Radio-frequency guidance, INS with 3D waypoint navigation

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Combat weight Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.: 275 kg

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…: Turbojet

Specifications compiled from public Roketsan and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-04.

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