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Türkiye’s AKYA torpedo destroys target ship in live-fire test

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July 22, 2026

Joseph Imo

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The Turkish National Defense Ministry has announced the successful firing of the indigenously developed AKYA torpedo during a naval exercise.

The military fired the torpedo, developed by Turkish missile producer ROKETSAN, from the TCG Sakarya submarine as part of the DENIZKURDU-II 2026 exercise, the ministry stated on Wednesday on the Turkish social media platform NSosyal.

The weapon achieved a direct hit and successfully destroyed the target ship.

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