Tayfun (missile)

Tayfun/Typhoon
TypeShort-range ballistic missile
Medium-range ballistic missile
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2023
Used bySee Users
Production history
DesignerRoketsan
Designed2022
ManufacturerRoketsan
Produced2023 - present
No. builtUnknown
VariantsTayfun (for Turkey)
Specifications
Mass
  • Tayfun Block 1: 2300 kg
  • Tayfun Block 4: 7200 kg
Length
  • Tayfun Block 1 6.5 m
  • Tayfun Block 4 10 m
Diameter
  • Tayfun Block 1 610 mm
  • Tayfun Block 4 938 mm
Effective firing range
  • Tayfun Block 1: 800 km (500 mi)
  • Tayfun Block 4: 1,000–1,500 km (620–930 mi)
WarheadHE or fragmentation
Payload capacity
  • Tayfun Block 1: 500 kg
  • Tayfun Block 4: 700-1000 kg
PropellantComposite solid propellant
Maximum speedTayfun Block 1: Mach 5-6 Tayfun Block 4: Mach 5-10
Guidance
system
GPS + GLONASS aided INS / INS only
Accuracy
  • GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤5 m CEP
Launch
platform
VOLAT truck

Tayfun (Typhoon) is a Short-range ballistic missile and Medium-range ballistic missile family developed on the basis of the Bora (missile) by Turkish state-owned Roketsan. It is Turkey's first missile of its kind. Turkey accidentally revealed the Typhoon during a test launch on October 20, 2022.

Tayfun Block 4, a new and more advanced version of Tayfun, was introduced to the media on 23 July 2025.

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