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Turkish defense giant successfully tests ballistic missile Tayfun
Tayfun, longest-range Turkish missile, tested in Black Sea province Rize
Gokhan Ergocun |
23.05.2023 - Update : 24.05.2023
New test launch of Tayfun in Turkiye's Rize ( Muhittin Sandıkçı-Anadolu Agency )
ISTANBUL
Turkish missile producer Roketsan on Tuesday successfully tested the short-range ballistic missile Tayfun (Typhoon) in the country's Black Sea province Rize.
Ismail Demir, the head of Türkiye's Defense Industries Presidency, congratulated the team involved in the project.
Tayfun is Türkiye's longest-range missile so far.
The firm previously tested the missile in October 2022, when it hit a target from 560 kilometers (some 348 miles) away.
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