SİPER

SİPER is a long-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) air defense system that is currently under development in Turkey. 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.

Siper Block 1
During the first firing test, which took place at the test range in Sinop, northern Turkey in December 2022, the SİPER Block 1 missile successfully demonstrated the ability to detect, track and hit a high-speed target aircraft at a range exceeding 100 km. It was announced that SİPER will be put into service within 2024. SİPER successfully passed its final test on 13 May 2023, hitting a long-distance target.

Siper Block 2
The first firing test of Siper Block 2, which has a range of 150km, was successfully completed in August 2023.

Siper Block 3
Siper Block 3, which will have a range of 180 km+, is under development.

== Specifications ==


 * Air defence planning and coordination
 * Management and distribution of information within the scope of command and control
 * Combined aerial image production
 * Multiple engagement and sequential firing
 * Manual/semi-automatic/automatic engagement
 * Friend-Foe Recognition (IFF)
 * Threat assessment and weapons allocation
 * Automated diagnostics management
 * Multi-target multi-radar fusion, Bidirectional communication with missiles
 * Wired/wireless communication
 * Upright/oblique shot
 * Ability to work in harsh conditions
 * Interface with HvBS, Radnet connection
 * Link to higher command via tactical data links (Link-16, JREAP-C)
 * Embedded simulation
 * Ability to operate with 8 FFS, each of which can fire 6 missiles