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Roketsan Orka

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Orka
TypeLightweight ASW torpedo
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Used byTurkish Navy
Production history
DesignedEnd December 2020
ManufacturerRoketsan
Specifications
Diameter324 mm (12.8 in)

Enginelithium batteries
Guidance
system
Internal guidance
Launch
platform
surface combatant, helicopter, maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicle

Orka is a new-generation lightweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy.[1]

History

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The development project for Orka was launched by end December 2020.[2] The project is realized by Roketsan along with Aselsan. The lightweight torpedo can be deployed from surface combatants, helicopters, maritime patrol aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles for underwater targets.[1]

Features

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Powered by a brushless DC electric motor and propelled by pump-jet using high-energy Lithium batteries, Orka is able to achieve a speed exceeding 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) and a range of more than 25 km (13 nmi). It has an underwater shock-insensitive warhead. Guided internally, the lightweight torpedo has active/passive sonar head and is capable of acoustic countermeasure.[3] It has a diameter of 324 mm (12.8 in), [1] It features an insensitive explosive hollow charge warhead.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Roketsan'dan AKYA ve ORKA torpidolarının menzil bilgisine revize" (in Turkish). SavunmaSanayiST.com. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Yerli torpido geliştirilmesi projesi ORKA için düğmeye basıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 28 December 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Orka" (in Turkish). Roketsan. Retrieved 26 March 2022.