Roketsan Cirit
Cirit | |
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ROKETSAN | |
Produced | 2011 - present |
Specifications | |
Mass | 15 kg |
Length | 1.9 m |
Diameter | 2.75" (70 mm) |
Warhead | Tri-Mode: Anti Armour, Anti Personnel and Incendiary
Anti Personnel: Increased Anti Personnel and Incendiary Thermobaric: Increased Anti Personnel and Anti StructureMEMS-INS, Magnetometer
Terminal Guidance: Land combat vehicle Naval platforms Stationary platforms |
External images | |
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Launch and Warhead test | |
Tri-Mode Warhead | |
moving target |
Cirit is a
Description
Cirit is a 70 mm (2.75 in)
Development
Initial work on the Cirit design began in 2004 and it was first shown in public during IDEF 2007. Roketsan had opted not to follow the lead of other similar 70 mm (2.75 in) guided rocket programmes and has developed the Cirit as an all-up round and not as an add-on guidance kit for existing
. Multipurpose high performanceIt has been in production since 2010 and 5000 units have been delivered to customers.[7]
12 January 2010, Roketsan's Cirit is the first 2.75" laser guided rocket to engage moving targets. Cirit successfully engaged a moving target travelling at 60 km/h while the platform (
12 May 2011, Roketsan signed an agreement with Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) for the integration of its Cirit Smart Launcher System on the T-129 attack helicopter.[9]
2012: Delivery to the Turkish Armed Forces[7]
2014: Delivery to the UAE Armed Forces[7]
2018: Serialized production of the shortened (970mm) unpowered
Export
- Roketsan is in talks with Australian Defence Force officials for the possible sale of the Cirit.[11]
- Roketsan has signed a Eurocopter to execute a test program for integration of the Cirit to Eurocopter EC635.[12]
- At IDEX'13, Roketsan has contracted a US$196.2 million deal with
- ROKETSAN and European defense company MBDA[15] signed an agreement on cooperation in the production and integration of CIRIT on 22 May 2014.
Users
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh integrated on Salex ES Falco
- Chad[16]
- Philippines[17]
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
See also
- MAM (Smart Micro Munition)
- Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
- Direct Attack Guided Rocket
- Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser
- Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket
- Ugroza
- FZ275 LGR
- Çakır (missile)
References
- ^ Roketsan adds third warhead option for Cirit Archived 2017-04-09 at the Wayback Machine, IHS Jane's 360, 15 March 2017
- ^ a b c Mitzer, Stijn (13 January 2022). "Deadly Advanced: A Complete Overview Of Turkish Designed Air-Launched Munitions". Oryx Blog.
- ^ "CIRIT 2.75″ LASER GUIDED MISSILE". Roketsan. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ "CIRIT 2.75″ LASER GUIDED MISSILE" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- ^ CIRIT 2.75” Laser Guided Missile, Roketsan Archived 2009-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Roketsan targets guided anti-tank missile development and production Archived 2018-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, TR Defence, 13 July 2011
- ^ a b c "Roketsan Shows Broad Capabilities". aviationweek.com. Archived from the original on 2016-06-02. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
- ^ (in Turkish) Roketsan Cirit'le Rakiplerine Fark Atıyor Archived 2010-05-18 at the Wayback Machine, MSI magazine, p. 32, 2 February 2010
- ^ Rroketsan and TAI sign agreement during IDEF’11 Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Dogan News Agency, 12 May 2011
- ^ "ROKETSAN is beginning to mass production of MAM-C rocket – Polygon Military Magazine". Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ ROKETSAN: Turkish Defence Industry’s growing power Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, Defence Turkey
- ^ Roketsan signs memorandum of understanding with Eurocopter at IDEF’11 Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, Dogan News Agency, 12 May 2011
- ^ UAE signs $1.42 bn defense deals Archived 2013-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Star Lebanon, February 18, 2013
- ^ David Donald UAE is first export success for Cirit Archived 2013-02-25 at the Wayback Machine, Janes Defence News, February 20, 2013
- ^ MBDA
- ^ https://www.defenceweb.co.za/aerospace/aerospace-aerospace/chad-air-force-reveals-hurkus-anka-aircraft/
- ^ "Trade Registers". armstrade.sipri.org. Retrieved 2021-05-09.