Turkey to replace Harpoons on warships with Atmaca SSM

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Turkey�s own Atmaca missile to replace Harpoons on its Navy ships
By Burak Ege Bekdil
Feb 10, 06:28 AM


Turkey's Navy conducts drills during the exercise Denizkurdu in 2021. The sea service plans to replace all American-made Harpoon anti-ship missiles in the fleet with Turkish-made Atmaca missiles in the next few years. (Turkish Defence Ministry)
ANKARA, Turkey � Turkey�s first indigenous anti-ship cruise missile, the Atmaca, will replace the country�s aging inventory of American-made Harpoon missiles, military and industry sources said.
�We are confident of a smooth substitution over the next years,� a Navy officer said. �The effort covers all combat ships in our inventory.�
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