“SIPER Product-1 is counting the days to enter the inventory”

SİPER air defense system is preparing to enter the inventory.

ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol made statements about the agenda in his presentation within the scope of SAHA MBA Senior Bureaucrat and Sector Leaders Training. In this context, Akyol announced that there is very little time left for the SİPER Product-1 air defense system to be added to the inventory. Akyol, “We have been working on the GÜRZ system for several years, but the contract has just started. Afterwards, GÖKDEMİR will come. SİPER Product-1 is counting the days to enter the inventory. SİPER Product-2 is on its way.” he said.

In this context, the “Mass Production Contracts Signing Ceremony of SİPER Product-1 and HİSAR Projects”, which was initiated within the scope of the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces, was held at the end of 2023. With the contract, it was announced that the acceptance activities of the Long Range Regional Air and Missile Defense System SİPER Product-1 would be completed by May 2024, and deliveries within the scope of mass production would begin in January 2026.

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The SİPER Project was initiated by the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) in order to meet our country’s need for a long-range regional air and missile defense system and was developed by ASELSAN A.Ş., ROKETSAN A.Ş. and is carried out by TÜBİTAK SAGE Business Partnership. The test aims to collect data under flight conditions and use this data within the scope of activities to be carried out in the later stages of the project.

While studies on the acceptance activities of the Product-1 system are carried out within the scope of the SİPER Project, the System/Subsystem Development and Testing Phase of Product-2 continues in parallel. SIPER Product-2 has the same ground systems (radars, command control, missile launch system, communication systems) as Product-1, and the Product-2 missile is effective at longer range and altitude. SIPER missiles have the following ranges, respectively: SIPER Product-1 has a range of 100 km, and SIPER Product-2 has a range of 150 km.

What is the difference between SİPER Product-1 and Product-2?
SIPER Product-1 was developed based on the HİSAR O+ RF missile. The missile, which has the booster of the ATMACA anti-ship missile or another derivative, has a range of 100 km with its dual pulse rocket engine. With the dual pulse rocket engine used in HİSAR missiles to keep the hit probability value high, the missiles can enter the terminal phase with the second engine fired, maintaining high speed and TVC (thrust vector control) capability. This high speed helps the missile hit the target without missing it against the target’s high G maneuvers in the final phase. SİPER Product-2 was developed from scratch and has a single stage rocket engine. With the single stage rocket engine in question, SİPER Product-2 has a higher range value. After the missiles are fired, the booster separates from the body and free-falling boosters can cause undesirable accidents. The absence of a booster in Product-2 eliminates such accidents.

In addition, in recent months, TÜBİTAK SAGE Manager Gürcan Okumuş stated that the range of the SİPER Product-2 missile will increase 1.5-2 times with the booster. Okumuş, who shared the development with Kaner Kurt in the Conversations with Experts Program within the scope of TEKNOFEST 2023 Ankara, used the following statements:

“SİPER is a very important project of ours. Test firings of our project with TÜBİTAK SAGE, ASELSAN and ROKETSAN have started. We will do many more test shots. It is a product that may enter the inventory within a few years. SİPER is a monoblock product. The path to development is also clear. It has the potential to increase 1.5-2 times its current range. By adding a booster, there will be different areas of development. We started with air-air. We continue with air defense. TRACK is the current peak. “In a few years, we will be talking about different missiles of SİPER.”

It was noteworthy that in the “SİPER Air Defense System Battery Structure” model exhibited during the “Serial Production Contracts Signing Ceremony of SİPER Product-1 and HİSAR Projects”, there were missile launch vehicles on both an 8×8 vehicle and a towed trailer. This situation showed that the missile launch vehicles were fixed and more efficient. This can be considered as an indication that it will be used with its mobile deployment flexibility. SİPER Long Range Regional Air and Missile Defense System, which is being developed within the scope of the project,

Fleet Level Equipment
- Fleet Control Center
- Search Radar

Battery Level Equipment
- Fire Control Center
- Fire Control Radar
- Missile Launching Systems
- Missile Transport Loading Systems
- Full Shot Missiles
Communication Systems
- Communication Station Vehicle
- Communication Relay Vehicle
Support Equipment
From Classroom Training Simulator

is formed. In addition, it was noteworthy that the test images shared on December 30, 2022 included the Low Altitude Radar system alongside the ASELSAN UMAR (TEİRS) early warning radar. In previous firing tests, only TEİRS was included as a radar.

Technicial Specifications

• System Maximum Intercept Range: 150 km
• Interception Altitude: 0.1-30 km
• Side Coverage: 360°
• Number of Targets That Can Be Tracked: 100
• Battery Level Number of Targets to Engage: 10
• Battery Level, Number of Missiles That Can Be Guided: 20