Roketsan A.Ş.
Joint-stock company
Founded1988, Ankara
Hq location cityAnkara
Hq location countryTurkey
Key peopleMurat Ikinci
(General Manager)
IndustryDefense
Technology
Software
Aerospace
ProductsRockets
Missiles
Cruise missiles
Mortars
Propellants[1]
Peripheral test
Simulation systems
Revenue$1.39 billion (2024)[2]
$>2 billion (preliminary, 2025)[3]
Num employees5000 (2000 in R&D)(2024)[4]
Websitewww.roketsan.com.tr

Roketsan (Roket Sanayii ve Ticaret A.Ş.) is a Turkish weapons manufacturer and defense contractor based in Ankara, Turkey. Incorporated in 1988 by Turkey's Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSİK) to establish the nation's industrial base on missile technology, the company has quickly risen to become one of Turkey's top 500 industrial corporations.

Roketsan's current share holders include Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (55.5%), ASELSAN (15%), MKEK (15%), Vakıflar Bankası (10%), HAVELSAN (4.5%).[5] Roketsan is best known for its wide range of guided and unguided rockets as well as guided missiles such as Bora, Tayfun, Atmaca, Cirit, UMTAS and OMTAS. The company also produces subsystems for Stinger, Rapier and ESSM missiles and provides technology and engineering solutions for other integrated civilian and military platforms. Recent developments highlight small-diameter precision-strike bombs for unmanned aerial vehicles.

Roketsan is the only Turkish company to have obtained CMMI/ DEV 3 (Capability Maturity Model Integration – for Development) approval for all its design and development processes.[6]

It was ranked 96th in 2018 and 89th in 2019 in Defense News' most valuable defense industry companies list.[7] In 2023, it was ranked 80th.[7]

The company is one of the organizers of the Teknofest Aerospace and Technology Festival.[8]

History

Roketsan, was founded on 14 June 1988 by the decision of the Defense Industries Executive Committee for the purpose of “Establishing a leading institution in the country for designing, developing and manufacturing rockets and missiles”.[9]

Roketsan signed a contract in 2013 to build the project of the national UFS Space Launch System.[10] In 2013, the Government of Turkey approved the construction of its first satellite launching center by Roketsan.[11] In August 2020, the Roketsan Satellite Launch, Space Systems and Advanced Technologies Research Center and Explosive Raw Material Production Facility for HMX and RDX production were established. It was said that 55 tons of the country's annual raw material need of 80 tons will be produced nationally in these facilities by the end of the year.[12][13][14][15]

On 29 June 2021, the governments of Turkey and Bangladesh signed a defence memorandum of understanding for the export of Roketsan products to Bangladesh, according to İsmail Demir, president of Presidency of Defense Industries.[16] Roketsan had already delivered the TRG-300 Tiger MLRS to the Bangladesh Army in June 2021 in a separate deal.[17] Bangladesh was set to become one of the top defence equipment customers of Turkey and Roketsan in the following few years. In October 2021, the Bangladesh Army received a second batch of the TRG-300 Tiger missile system.[18] Roketsan started the construction of a new facility on a 9,500-acre land in Kırıkkale in December 2022.[19] Roketsan decided to increase its production capacity by investing $407 million in Ankara and Kırıkkale in 2025.[20]

On April 7, 2026, the Lalahan Missile Integration Facility in Ankara and the Fuel Production Facility in Kırıkkale were inaugurated with the participation of President Erdoğan. It was announced that the total cost of the facilities exceeded 1 billion dollars and that the factories would provide employment for more than 3,000 people. It was stated that with the opening of these facilities, Türkiye's missile production capacity would increase fivefold.[21]

Shareholders

Shareholder structure of Roketsan is:[9]

Products

Land Systems
NameTypeRange
Base Bleed Unit (DYÜ)[22]Range Extender for Artillery Shells+%30
TRGK-30[23]Guidance Kit40–90 km
Artillery Rockets[24]Artillery RocketTR-107 : 3–11+ km TR-122 : 16–36 km TRB-122 :16–36 km
T-122 SakaryaMultiple rocket launcher16–40 km
T-107Multiple rocket launcher3–40 km
Multi Caliber Rocket Launcher MCL[25]Multi Purpose Rocket Launcher10–280 km
TRG-300[26]Guided rocket artilleryBlock I: 30–120 km Block II: 20–90 km
TRG-122[27]Guided rocket artillery13–30 km
TRLG-122[28]Laser-guided rocket artillery13–30 km
TRG-230[29]Guided rocket artillery20–70 km
TRLG-230[30]Laser-guided rocket artillery20–70 or 150 km
J-600T YıldırımBallistic missileBlock l: 150 km Block ll: 300 km Block lll: 900 km Block lV: 2500 km
Bora (missile)Tactical ballistic missileBlock l: 80–280 km Block ll: 100–360 km
Tayfun (missile)Short-range ballistic missile380–800 km
Cenk (missile)Medium-range ballistic missile400–1000 km
Air Defense Systems
NameTypeRange
ALKA Directed Energy Weapon System (YESS)[31]Directed Energy Weapon SystemLaser: 500 m Electromagnetic Destruction System (ETS): 1.000 m Electromagnetic Jamming System (EKS): 4.000 m
Hisar-AAir Defense Missile System2–15 km
Hisar-OAir Defense Missile System3–25 km
Hisar-RFAir Defense Missile System3–40 km
SİPERAir Defense Missile System30–150 km
LeventSAM-based CIWS2–11 km
Sungur / PorSav[32][33][34]MANPADS500 m–8 km
Licensed production of FIM-92 Stingers[35]MANPADS4.8 km+
Naval Systems
NameTypeRange
ASW rocket launcher system[36]Submarine Defense RocketLaser: 500–2.000 m
AtmacaLong Range Anti-ship missile> 250 km
ÇakırMedium range Anti-ship missile150+ km
AKYA 533mm[37]Heavy Torpedo50 km range[38]
Roketsan Orka 324 mm[39][40][41][42]Lightweight Torpedo25 km range[43]
HIZIR[44]Torpedo Countermeasure SystemAselsan joint production
TORK[45]Anti-TorpedoAselsan joint production
ZOKA[46]Acoustic torpedo countermeasure jammers and decoysAselsan joint production
Precision Guided Missiles
NameTypeRange
Roketsan CiritLaser Guided Anti-Tank Missile1.5 – 8 km
UAV-122Laser Guided Air-to-surface missile55 km
UAV-230Laser Guided Air-to-surface missile150 km
Roketsan TANOK 120mm[47]Laser Guided Anti-Tank Missile1–6 km
Roketsan KARAOK 125mm[48]Short-Rang fire-and-forget Anti-Tank Missile2,500 m
Roketsan CİDA 90mm[49]Guided missile50–750 m
Roketsan YATAĞAN 40 mm[50]Laser-guided miniature missile system1,000 m
KARA ATMACA[51]Surface-to-Surface Cruise Missile400 km
SOM AAir-to-Surface Cruise Missile250 km
SOM B1 and B2Air-to-Surface Cruise Missile250 km
SOM JAir-to-Surface Cruise Missile275 km
UMTAS 160 mmLong range anti-tank missile system500–8,000 m
L-UMTAS 160 mmLaser-guided long range anti-tank missile system500–8,000 m
OMTAS 160 mm[52]Medium range anti-tank missile system200–4.000 m
Precision-guided munition
NameTypeRange
Roketsan TEBER[53]Laser Guidance Kit2–28 km
MAM-C high explosive variantLaser-Guided UAV Bomb8 km
MAM-L thermobaric variantLaser-Guided UAV Bomb8 km
MAM-T GPS/INS Guided variant[54][55]Laser-Guided UCAV Bomb

30 km launched from UCAVs 60 km launched from Ground attack aircraft

90 km launched from Multirole combat aircraft[56]

Ballistic Protection Systems
NameTypeAmmunition Type Protected
RZK-7[57]Composite Armor BlocksShrapnel - Mortar shell
RZK-10[58]Areal Protection SystemShrapnel - Mortar shell
RZB-20/20BAreal Protection SystemLight weapons, Shrapnel and High explosives
ROKETSAN Ballistic Protection Center (BPC)[59]Ballistic Protection SystemMaximum protection against anti-tank missiles and RPG-type threats
Fuze Systems
NameTypeWorking system
107 mmRocket FuzeImpact, Precision/Delayed
122 mmRocket FuzeImpact, Precision/Delayed
122 mm Proximity Rocket/Missile FuzeRocket FuzeImpact, Time (0-200 s) Proximity (1–15 m)
300 mm Proximity Rocket/Missile FuzeRocket FuzeImpact, Time (0-200 s) Proximity (1–15 m)
20 mm M56 (M505 A3) Ammo FuzeAmmunition FuzeImpact
Space Projects
NameTypeDetails
Space Launch System (Turkey)Satellite Launch SystemThe Micro-Satellite Launching System (MSLS)[60]

Facilities

  • Munition Disposal Facility (MAAT)
  • Air Bag Project “Booster Bag” used in airbag systems by ARC Automotive Company /U.S.A.produced by ROKETSAN.
  • Ammunition Surveillance Facility (MIGYEM)
  • Space Systems and Advanced Technologies Research Center

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