The OMTAS (Orta Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi), also known as Mızrak-O,[6] is a Turkish medium range anti-tank guided missile developed by Roketsan.[3][4][5] OMTAS is an advanced anti-tank missile system with various types of latest technologies, effective against modern armored threats on the battlefield.[7] OMTAS is likely to replace current 152 mm BGM-71 TOW and 103 mm MILAN in Turkish service.[2]

OMTAS Medium Range Anti-Tank Missile System
Type	Anti-tank guided missile
Place of origin	Turkey
Service history
In service	2017 - present[1]
Used by	Turkey
Production history
Designer	Roketsan
Manufacturer	Roketsan
Specifications
Mass	Missile and launch tube: 35 kilograms (77 lb) Tripod platform: 36 kilograms (79 lb)
Length	1.8 metres (71 in)
Diameter	160 mm
Effective firing range	200 – 4,000 m
Warhead	Tandem-charge HEAT High-explosive blast fragmentation
Engine	Dual thrust rocket motor[2]
Guidance system	Fire-and-forget mode: Imaging Infrared (IIR) guidance Fire-and-update mode: RF data link guidance
Launch platform	Tripod, vehicles, stabilized land platforms and remote controlled turret
References	[3][4][5]

Overview

The OMTAS weapon system is a combination of missile, missile launching platform with fire control unit, carrying cases and training simulator. It intended to destroy stationary and moving armored targets. Firing can be carried out from the tripod mount as well as from vehicles, stabilized land platforms and remote controlled turret. The missile has two types of selectable warhead to use, tandem-charge HEAT and high explosive-fragmentation. Tandem-charge HEAT warhead of OMTAS designed to counter armor of modern main battle tanks and HE-fragmentation warhead to attack infantry positions and light or non-armored vehicles. The system is capable of using thermal camera sight.[3][4]

OMTAS features day and night all-weather capabilities, direct-attack and top-attack modes, switching targets during flight, fire-behind-mask, fire-and-forget and fire-and-update modes. The hitting point on the target can also be updated during flight.[3][4] OMTAS's uncooled Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker [8] is supplied by another Turkish defense company Aselsan.[2] Actual armor penetration of the tandem-charge HEAT warhead is still classified but it can be assumed that it is not less than 1000 mm behind ERA and could be more deadly with its wider 160 mm diameter.[7] As of 2021, OMTAS is the largest top attack missile developed by a NATO member state.[9]

Operators

 Turkey

Turkish Land Forces[1]

References