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BAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
At a glance
Measured figures
booster
Single sourcedart
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Aster (missile family) | ATILGAN PMSS |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Surface-to-air / anti-ballistic missile[source] | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France & Italy[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | Since 2001[source] | 2001–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces |
overall
Single source4.2 m (13 ft 9 in) overall 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in) dart 1.6 m (5 ft 3 in) booster[source]
Length
Single source4.863 m (16.0 ft)[source]
booster
Single sourcedart body
Single source180 mm (7.1 in) dart body 380 mm (15 in) booster[source]
(Basic), 3 (STC)
Single source2 (Basic), 3 (STC)[source]
Maximum; Mach 3 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 3 (1,021 m/s; 3,349 ft/s)[source]
Maximum; on land
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1984–mid-1990s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA (prime contractor) Thales Avio Roxel Eurosam GIE[source] | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] |
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| Produced | Since mid-1990s[source] | 2001–present[source] |
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| Tailspan | 810 mm (32 in)[source] | — |
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| Warhead | HE blast fragmentation[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact / radio-frequency proximity fuze[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-propellant , two-stage rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 13,000 m (42,651 ft) general targets 14,000 m (45,932 ft) supersonic diving targets[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | ARH and INS with command updates[source] | — |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | 100+[source] |
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| Main armament | — | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] |
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| Secondary armament | — | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] |
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| Suspension | — | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] |
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67.6 km/h (36.5 kn; 42.0 mph) on land 5.8 km/h (3.1 kn; 3.6 mph) swimming[source]