UMTAS or Mizrak-U (Uzun Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi) is a modern long range air-to-surface anti-tank missile developed by Turkish armor and missile manufacturer ROKETSAN.[3][4][5][6][7]

UMTAS Long Range Anti-Tank Missile System
L-UMTAS (upper) and UMTAS (lower) missiles displayed on helicopter pylon
Type	Air-to-surface, Anti-tank missile
Place of origin	Turkey
Production history
Manufacturer	ROKETSAN
Specifications
Mass	37.5 kg[1]
Length	175 cm
Diameter	16 cm
Warhead	Insensitive Anti-armor Tandem Warhead
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket
Operational range	500–8,000 m
Guidance system	Two-way RF data-link Imaging Infrared Seeker (UMTAS) or semi-active laser guidance (L-UMTAS)
Launch platform	Attack helicopter[2] Unmanned air vehicle[2] TAI Hürkuş[2] Ground vehicle Naval platforms

External image
Launch and Warhead test
Dual-Stage antitank Warhead

Background

The UMTAS program was initiated in late 2003 by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), specifically to provide T-129 ATAK combat helicopters with an indigenous guided missile.[8] The UMTAS has been designed to engage tanks and heavily armoured vehicles.[9] It can be integrated to various platforms (Helicopters, UAVs, Land Vehicles, Stationary Platforms, Light Assault Aircraft, Naval Platforms).[4]

Description

The UMTAS missile features "fire and forget" and "fire and update" infrared guidance with a tandem anti-armor warhead.[3] The laser guided version is marketed as the L-UMTAS.[4] İsmail Demir, the Head of Defence Industry of Turkiye stated that it's capable of engaging targets at 16 kilometers.

Capabilities:[3][4][1]

• Fire Behind Mask
• Can be used in day or night and in adverse weather conditions
• Tandem-charge warhead, effective against reactive armour
• Insensitive munition characteristics against liquid fuel fire and bullet hits
• Communication of seeker image to the user and command by user using data-link
• Lock-on before launch or lock-on after launch (L-UMTAS)
• Update of aim point on the target (UMTAS)
• Switching targets during flight (UMTAS)
• Direct-attack / Top-attack (UMTAS)
• Fire-and-Forget, Fire-and-Update modes (UMTAS)

Development

Phase 1 (design) was launched in 2005 and completed in 2008.[1]

Phase 2 (development and qualification) was launched in 2008 and completed in 2015.[9]

The L-UMTAS and UMTAS version have been successfully integrated and fired from the Turkish T-129 ATAK helicopter against land targets and from SH-60 Sea Hawks against sea targets.

The missile has also been successfully tested fired from the Bayraktar TB2 UCAV. The missile was dropped from an altitude of 16,000 ft to hit a 2×2 meter laser-designated target self designated from the drone, at a distance of 8,000 meters.[10] The MAM-L smart munition was developed from L-UMTAS.[11]

Serial production has begun with the delivery dates set in 2016.[9]

References

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