Mızrak-U Hit the Nail

The Long-Range Anti-Tank Missile “Mızrak-U” was designed by Roketsan through domestic capabilities and passed the tests successfully. First test of the missile took place in Karapınar, Konya in February 2014.First firing test of the missile from a helicopter with infrared seeker was fully successful. One of the essential characteristics of Mızrak-U is its Fire and Forget and Fire and Update mode(lock on before/after launch) was tested and achievement was gained.  

Mızrak-U Long-Range Anti-Tank Missile Project was launched in order to meet Turkish Armed Forces’ demand for long-range anti-tank-missiles through national capabilities. Development studies of Mızrak-U were commenced in September 2008 and the missile is expected to become one of the principal weapons of T129 Attack Helicopter. 

Unrivalled Missile in its own Class in the World 

Mızrak-U is a missile system that bears a variety of features outclassing competing anti-tank missiles while being effective against main battle tanks and was developed to be used in helicopters. The missile has two types of warheads. Imaging Infrared (IIR) and Laser Seekers. The infrared image seeker transmits the image to the launcher via the RF data-link and the image is then transmitted to the user’s monitor. As the missile’s usage concept is based on sensitive guide-control system, the user is furnished with features such as the day-night and all weather operational capability, fire-and-forget & fire-and-update operation modes, target updates and accurate target aim adjustment capability. The missile is effective against tank armors, concrete protections owing to its high-performance tandem warhead.Laser war headed Mızrak-U is a semi-active laser guided missile system with a lock on before or after launch capacity.

The missile could be fired from attack helicopters or land vehicles day/night and depending on the type of selected warhead, it could be used against main battle tanks, armored personnel carriers, trucks, land vehicles, blockhouses, trenches, buildings and hovering helicopters.