Karaok

Karaok (Turkish: Black Arrow) is a 125 mm manportable, lightweight, fire-and-forget, short-range anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in development by Roketsan.[2]

Karaok
TypeAnti-tank missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2022-present[1]
Used byTurkish Army
Production history
DesignerRoketsan[2]
Designed2016[1]
Specifications
Mass<16 kg (35 lb) (tube and missile)[2]
Length110 cm (43 in)
Diameter125 mm (4.9 in)[2]
Effective firing range>2,500 m (1.6 mi)[2]
WarheadTandem-charge HEAT[2]
Guidance
system
Infrared homing
Launch
platform
Man-portable launcher

Design

The missile is equipped with a tandem warhead and a new indigenously developed hybrid dual-stage rocket motor designed to enable fire from an enclosed space. Range was initially over 2500 m,[2][3] weight is less than 16 kg (tube and missile), length is 110 cm.[4] The missile is capable of both direct and top attack.[2] The system is effective at both day or night due to its Imaging Infrared Seeker.[5] The weapon system achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in 2020 and was inducted into the Turkish Army in 2022.[6][1]

Operators

See also

References
  1. Turkey’s Roketsan wins Malaysian deal for Karaok anti-tank missiles. Defense News. 14 September 2023.
  2. "KARAOK Short-Range Anti-Tank Weapon". Ankara, Turkey: Roketsan. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  3. Kıvrak, Salih (3 January 2021). "Tek er tarafından kullanılan tanksavar silahı KARAOK'un menzili 2,5 katına çıktı" [The range of the anti-tank gun KARAOK, used by a single soldier, has been increased by 2.5 times.]. Defence Turk. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. Hughes, Robin. "Roketsan discloses Karaok short-range ATGM development". Janes. London, United Kingdom. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  5. "Roketsan KaraOK anti-tank missile to be inducted in Turkish army in 2021". www.armyrecognition.com. 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  6. Insight, Global Defense (2022-08-07). "Turkiye's Latest Anti Tank Guided Missile "KARAOK"". Global Defense Insight. Retrieved 2022-08-07.
  7. "KARAOK Füzesinin ilk ihracat durağı Malezya" (in Turkish). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. "Black Arrow – The Turkish Delights".
  9. "KARAOK Omuzdan Atılan Tanksavar Füzesi | SavunmaSanayiST". 18 November 2018.
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