Turkey Successfully Conducts Last Test Of Atmaca Missile - Erdogan
Muhammad Irfan Published June 19, 2021 | 02:30 AM
ANKARA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 19th June, 2021) Turkey has successfully conducted the last test firing of its homegrown Atmaca long-range anti-ship missile, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced.
"The anti-ship missile Atmaca, our homeland's steel sword, has hit a target ship during the last test today before it will enter service," Erdogan wrote in a Twitter post, which also had an attached video of the test.
The Atmaca project seeks to replace the US-built Harpoon missile from the military's arsenal as part of a campaign to wean Turkey's defense infrastructure from overt dependence on US and NATO equipment.
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