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Lightweight ASW torpedo
Roketsan Orka is a lightweight ASW torpedo originating in Türkiye. It was built by Roketsan. Reported operators include Turkish Navy.
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Turkey
Turkish Navy
End December 2020
Roketsan
324 mm (12.8 in)
HE shaped charge
brushless electric motor
lithium batteries
15 km (8.1 nmi)
45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph)
Internal sonar guidance
Surface combatant , helicopter, maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle
Orka is a new-generation lightweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy .
Powered by a brushless DC electric motor and propelled by pump-jet using high-energy Lithium batteries , Orka is able to achieve a speed exceeding 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) and a range of more than 15 km (8.1 nmi). It has an underwater shock-insensitive warhead . Guided internally, the lightweight torpedo has active/passive sonar head and is capable of acoustic countermeasure . It has a diameter of 324 mm (12.8 in), It features an insensitive explosive hollow charge warhead .
324 mm (12.8 in)
15 km (8.1 nmi)
45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph)
RANGE 15 KM
LENGTH 2.85 M
WEIGHT 220 KG
DIAMETER 275 MM
GUIDANCE ACOUSTIC AND INTERNAL GUIDANCE
WARHEAD INSENSITIVE HIGH EXPLOSIVE BLAST WARHEAD
PLATFORMS AUSVs, UCAVs, HELICOPTER
TARGET TYPE SUBMARINES
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