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Roketsan Akyalarger figure on 1 of 2
Spearfish torpedolarger figure on 1 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source7 m (23 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Roketsan Akya | Spearfish torpedo |
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| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | May 2024-Present[source] | 1992–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Navy[source] | Royal Navy |
7 m (23 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Turkish Navy ArMerKom ("Research Center Command")[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Roketsan[source] | BAE Systems Underwater Systems[source] |
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| Produced | 2021 - present[source] | 1988–2003, 2020- present[source] |
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| Engine | electric motor[source] | Sundstrand gas-turbine with pump-jet[source] |
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| Guidance system | Wire-guided with fiber-optic cable , active/passive sonar homing, wake homing[source] | Wire-guided with autonomous active terminal homing sonar[source] |
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| Launch platform | Submarine[source] | submarine[source] |
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| No. built | — | 550 produced[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Aluminised PBX explosive[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Proximity or contact detonation[source] |
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| Propellant | — | HAP / Otto fuel II[source] |
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