어뢰 터키, 자국산 중어뢰 실사격훈련 실시

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12월 27일 209/1400형인 S-353 TCG 프리베즈함이 로켓산이 개발한 터키 최초의 중어뢰 AKYA 실사격 훈련을 실시해 퇴역한 나바호급 예인함 TCG 가잘 ( 구 AT-75 USS 수)를 침몰시키는 데 성공했다고 합니다. 

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/12/sinkex-turkiyes-first-indigenous-heavyweight-torpedo-akya-sinks-target-at-live-test/

SINKEX: Turkiye's first indigenous heavyweight torpedo AKYA sinks target at live test - Naval News

TCG Preveze transferring the AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo (Turkish MoD picture)

SINKEX: Turkiye’s First Indigenous Heavyweight Torpedo AKYA Sinks Target At Live Test

On December 27, 2023, the Turkish Navy successfully carried out the first live firing test of the Roketsan-made AKYA heavyweight torpedo with a real warhead in the East Mediterranean.

Tayfun Ozberk  27 Dec 2023

The launch platform was TCG Preveze (S-353), the leading Preveze-class (Type 209/1400) boat, which was recently upgraded with the homegrown MÜREN Combat Management System as part of the “MÜREN PREVEZE” project. The target was the ex-TCG Gazal (ex-USS Sioux), a Navajo-class fleet tugboat that served the Turkish Navy and the U.S. Navy for decades.

Just a few minutes after launching, AKYA managed to sink the target in a short time. It should also be noted that AKYA was launched and controlled by the MÜREN combat management system.

Turkish Ministry of Defence announced the successful test-firing of AKYA HWT on its social media accounts hours after the test. The ministry underlined that this test was another milestone for an independent defence industry.

🗓️ 27 Aralık 2023

TCG PREVEZE Denizaltısı tarafından Doğu Akdeniz’de gerçekleştirilen harp atışında, AKYA ağır torpidosu hedefi tam isabetle vurarak çok kısa sürede imha etti.

Böylece savunma sanayiimizde yeni bir eşik aşılarak Deniz Kuvvetlerimiz büyük bir güç kazandı.… pic.twitter.com/oSqp59eU3W

— T.C. Millî Savunma Bakanlığı (@tcsavunma) December 27, 2023

After this test with the real warhead, AKYA HWT achieved initial operational capability. The previous submarine-launched tests of the torpedo were conducted by;

• TCG Gür in the Sea of Marmara on January 20,
• TCG Preveze on March 14, 2023, in the Sea of Marmara.

These tests were conducted without warhead.

About AKYA Heavyweight Torpedo

AKYA heavyweight torpedo on the left during IDEF 2021 expo. Credit: Tayfun Ozberk

AKYA is a new generation heavyweight torpedo launched from submarines to engage submarines and surface targets of various types. It is a high-speed, long-range torpedo that is fully autonomous or controlled via fiber-optic cable and has an active/passive sonar homing head. In addition, AKYA has wake vortex control for surface targets.

AKYA, which operates at high speeds and long ranges, has an active/passive sonar head, while internal control is via internal and fiber optic cables. It uses wake steering against surface targets.

Technical features:

• Range: 50+ km
• Speed: 45+ kts
• Fuse: Proximity/Impact
• Warhead: Insensitive Warhead with Underwater Shock Effect
• Launch Type: Swim-out
• Guidance: Active/Passive Sonar Head with Acoustic Countermeasure Capability and Wake Homing
• Guidance Mode: Self Guidance, Onboard Guidance via fiberoptic cable
• Propulsion System: Brushless DC Electrical Motor + Counter-rotating Propeller System
• Battery: High-Energy Chemical Battery

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sioux_(AT-75)

USS Sioux (AT-75) - Wikipedia