Türkiye to buy long-range Atmaca cruise missiles: NATO deputy chief

The NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum brings together senior alliance officials, allied and partner representatives, and industry leaders to discuss defence production, investment and innovation at a time when the alliance is pressing members to replenish stocks and increase output.

The Atmaca family, developed by Turkish defence firm Roketsan, is among Türkiye’s key domestically produced missile programmes. The ground-launched Atmaca system is designed as a long-range cruise missile launched from tactical wheeled vehicles against strategic ground targets.

According to Roketsan, the missile features high-precision strike capability, resistance to countermeasures, all-weather operational capability, mission planning, target update, retargeting and mission abort functions via data link.

Türkiye has in recent years expanded its defence industry output across missiles, drones, air defence systems, armored vehicles and ammunition, while positioning its domestic defence sector as a contributor to NATO’s collective deterrence and industrial resilience.