Turkish defense firms Baykar and Tubitak Sage have completed the test firing of a new indigenous precision guidance kit, Gokce, aboard the Bayraktar Akinci drone.
The guidance kit-equipped 1,000-pound (455 kilograms) MK-83 bomb engaged with a target from the combat drone at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,096 meters).
Gokce joins multiple ammunitions that completed test launches from the Akinci combat drone.
These include Ankara-based defense contractor Roketsan’s MAM-C/L/T munitions and Teber-82 guidance kit, Tubitak Sage’s KGK-SIHA-82 wing-assisted guidance kit, and arms manufacturer Aselsan’s Tolun miniature bombs.
Just days prior, Baykar completed a test fire of Turkey’s first air-to-ground supersonic missile developed by Roketsan. The missile was also fired from an Akinci drone.
Gokce
The new generation Gokce is Tubitak Sage’s precision guidance kit compatible with combat drones and F-16 aircraft.
Gokce is equipped with global positioning and inertial navigation systems that enable the guidance kit to turn MK-83 general-purpose bombs and SARB-83 penetrator bombs into smart munitions.
“The guidance kit has INS/GPS/Laser guidance, man-in-the-loop capability, and smart weapon network compatibility. It also provides increased range and precision strike capability and is effective against moving and stationary targets,” Defence Turkey reported.