Mini Akıllı Mühimmat
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MAM (Smart Micro Munition)
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Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Bayraktar TB3 Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı TAI Anka TAI Aksungur Vestel Karayel TAI Hürkuş |
Mini Akıllı Mühimmat (MAM), meaning "smart micro munition" is a family of
laser-guided and/or GPS/INS guided bombs produced by Turkish defence industry manufacturer Roketsan.[1]
MAM has been developed for
light attack aircraft, fighter aircraft and air–ground missions for low-payload-capacity air platforms. MAM can engage both stationary and moving targets with high precision.[2][3][4]
Combat use
- Operation Euphrates Shield[5]
- Operation Olive Branch[6]
- Operation Spring Shield[7]
- Operation Claw[8]
- 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria[9]
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Central Libya offensive
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War[10]
Technical specifications
| MAM-C[3] | MAM-L[3] | MAM-T[11][12][13] | |
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| Diameter | 70 mm (2.8 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
| Length | 970 mm (3 ft 2 in) | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 6.5 kg | 22 kg | 94 kg |
| Range | 8 km | 15 km | 30+ km (UCAV) 60+ km (light attack aircraft) 80+ km (fighter aircraft)[14] |
| Seeker | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser GPS/INS |
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| Platforms | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles, light attack aircraft and fighter aircraft |
| Based on | Roketsan Cirit | Roketsan L-UMTAS | Roketsan TRG-230 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan[15] | Roketsan[16] | Roketsan[14] |
- MAM-L IIR features an imaging datalink, extended operational range in excess of 25 km, and slightly increased weight of 23 kg while retaining the baseline model's external appearance and warheads.[17]
- MAM-T IIR features similar seeker changes with an improved mid-body wing kit, increased weight of 100 kg, a stated maximum range in excess of 50 km.[17]
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Users
Azerbaijan[18]
Bangladesh: Bangladesh Army
Libya: Government of National Accord
Morocco
Pakistan [19]
Poland
Qatar
Saudi Arabia[20]
Tunisia
Turkey
Ukraine
Mountable vehicles
- Bayraktar Akıncı
- Bayraktar TB2
- TAI Aksungur
- TAI Anka
- ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces)
- Vestel Karayel
See also
- ASELSAN
- Baykar
- Desert Sting
- Roketsan Cirit
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Turkish Aerospace Industries
References
- ^ GDC (2020-03-01). "Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ "Roketsan's Smart Micro Guided Munitions Boost Effectiveness of UAVs". Asian Military Review. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ a b c "MAM-L Boosts Effectiveness of UAVs". Defence Turkey Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Roketsan's Smart Micro Munition Product Family". Global Business Press. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "OES operation diary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-02.
- ^ "Military scorecard of Operation Olive Branch". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Roblin, Sebastien (2020-03-02). "Turkish Drones and Artillery Are Devastating Assad's Forces In Idlib Province-Here's Why". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- ^ "Operation Claw 3 launched in northern Iraq: Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ Snell, Lindsey (2019-11-15). "PKK Spokesman on Turkey's Operation "Peace Spring"". The Investigative Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ "How Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in a strike that killed nearly 60 civilians". The Washington Post. 7 February 2022.
Weapon remnants recovered from the site of the strike by aid workers showed internal components and screw configurations that matched images of Turkish-made MAM-L munitions released by the weapons manufacturer. The MAM-L pairs exclusively with the Turkish-made TB-2 drone.
- ^ "AKINCI fired its first shot with the new ammunition MAM-T". 2021-04-22.
- ^ "Göklerde özgürlüğün yeni üyesi: MAM-T! 🚀 🇹🇷 #MAMT #Roketsan @SavunmaSanayii @Baykar_Savunma". Twitter. Roketsan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T | TurDef". www.turdef.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
- ^ a b "AKINCI ilk atışını yeni mühimmat MAM-T ile gerçekleştirdi". Savunmasanayist. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "MAM-C Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ "MAM-L Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
- ^ a b "IDEF 2023: Roketsan grows smart micro munition family with new variants". Janes Information Services. 28 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023.
- ^ GDC (2020-03-01). "Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
- ^ Beyond Retort - From Operation Swift Retort to Marg Bar Sarmachar, retrieved 2024-03-10
- ^ "Saudi Arabia Produces Combat Drones after Turkey's Tech Transfer". defenseworld.net. 2021-01-18.