TRG-230 is a family of guided missiles of 230-mm diameter designed and manufactured by Turkish company Roketsan.[2][3] The original variants are surface-to-surface missiles, and an air-to-surface variant is being tested. TRG-230 missiles have a range of 20 km to 70 km[2][3] and are launched from 230-mm rocket tubes. The TRLG-230 variant has laser guidance. The air-launched TRG-230-İHA has a range up to 150 km.
| TRG-230 | |
|---|---|
 TRG-230 of Bangladesh Army | |
| Type | Rocket artillery |
| Place of origin |  Turkey |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Caliber | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
| Barrels | 6/12 |
| Effective firing range | TRG-230: 20–70 km (12–43 mi) TRG-230-İHA: 20–150 km (12–93 mi) |
| Warhead | High explosives + steel ball |
| Warhead weight | 42 kg |
Detonation mechanism | Point detonating and proximity |
| Blast yield | ≥ 55 m |
| Propellant | Composite solid |
Guidance system | |
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Synopsis
editThe TRG-230 missile is designed to be used against high-priority targets within a range of 20–70 km. It can be launched from the Roketsan Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher and other platforms with compatible interfaces.[2][3]
Variants
editTRLG-230
editThe TRLG-230 has an additional seeker for laser guidance. It can hit targets marked by UAVs and UCAVs. Its CEP is less than two meters.[4]
TRG-230-İHA
editThe TRG-230-İHA is an air-to-surface version that is launched from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV; Turkish: İHA). After release from a UAV, it free-falls for a while, then autonomously ignites its solid propellant engine.[5] It has an effective range of 20 to 150 kilometers,[6] depending on the height and speed at which it is launched.[5] Roketsan released a video on 16 December 2022 announcing that a Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV made the first test launch, hitting the target with precision from 100 kilometers away.[6][7] The second test launch, from an Akıncı three months later, hit a target from 140 kilometers.[8]
Operators
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Azerbaijan- Azerbaijani Land Forces: TRLG-230 and İHA-230 air-to-ground ballistic missile[9][10][11]
Bangladesh- Bangladesh Army: TRG-230[12][13]
Ukraine- Ukrainian Ground Forces: TRLG-230[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "TRLG-230 Laser Guided Missile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-22.
- ^ a b c "TRG-230 Guided Missile". Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "TRG-230 Guided Missile (pdf)" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "TRLG-230 Laser Guided Missile". Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Turkey unveils a domestic TRG-230 supersonic ballistic ASM for UCAV". BulgarianMilitary.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ a b "AKINCI TİHA Süpersonik Füze TRG230İHA'yı Attı" (in Turkish). 16 December 2022.
- ^ "Türkiye'nin ilk havadan karaya süpersonik füzesi TRG-230-iHA hedefi tam isabetle vurdu" (in Turkish). 16 December 2022.
- ^ Panasovskyi, Maksim (1 April 2023). "Bayraktar Akinci destroys target at 140km with TRG-230-IHA supersonic missile for the first time". Gagadget.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ "Azerbaycan Ordusu Roketsan Teber ile SOM'u Hem SU-25'ten Hem de AKINCI SİHA'dan Atabilecek/" (in Turkish). 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Azerbaijan Shares ROKETSAN's TRLG-230 Missile Images".
- ^ "Հնարավոր է՝ Ադրբեջանը պատերազմում կիրառել է նաև թուրքական TRLG-230 համակարգերը․ razm.info". news.am. 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh Secures its Myanmar Border with Roketsan's missiles". TurDef. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Roketsan from Turkey has exported TRG-230 surface-to-surface missile to Bangladesh". TurDef. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Ukrainian military receives Turkish TRLG-230 precision-guided missiles – Oryx". Ukrainian Military Center. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Turkey supplied laser-guided missiles to Ukraine". Middle East Eye. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
