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| OMTAS Medium Range Anti-tank Weapon System | |
|---|---|
.JPG) OMTAS missile as displayed in IDEF 2015 | |
| Type | Anti-tank missile |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Turkey |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan A.Ş. |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 35 kg (Missile + Launch Tube)[1] |
| Length | 180 cm |
| Diameter | 16 cm |
| Warhead | Insensitive Anti-armor Tandem Warhead |
| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket |
Operational range | 200–4,000 m |
Guidance system | Two-way RF Data-link Imaging Infrared Seeker or Laser guidance |
Launch platform | Shoulder-fired missile Land combat vehicle |
OMTAS or MIZRAK-O is a medium range anti-tank weapon system developed and manufactured by Turkish manufacturer ROKETSAN.
Background[edit]
The OMTAS program was initiated in late 2003 by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries in order to provide an indigenous medium range top attack Anti-tank guided missile for Turkish Armed Forces.[2]
OMTAS has been designed with it's sister project UMTAS to engage heavily armoured vehicles. OMTAS missile can be used with it's accompanying systems as a Shoulder-launched Fire-and-forget platform as well as being integrated to various vehicles.[3]
Description[edit]
OMTAS system composed of a missile, launching platform, a fire control unit, carrying cases and training simulator.
- ^ Roketsan Official Website, Roketsan, Retrieved April 24, 2021
- ^ "SAVUNMA SANAYİİ MÜSTEŞARLIĞI Faaliyet Raporu 2013" (pdf). Kamuda Stratejik Yönetim. 2013. p. 99. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "The First OMTAS Shot from a Moving Vehicle Accomplished as Part of the ATV Project". Defence Turkey. Retrieved 24 April 2021.