UMTAS
UMTAS or Mizrak-U (Uzun Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi) is a family of modern long range air-to-surface anti-tank guided missile developed by Turkish armor and missile manufacturer Roketsan.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- UMTAS
- Weapon.image
- Roketsan display in Kyiv 01.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- L-UMTAS (upper) and UMTAS (lower) missiles displayed on helicopter pylon
- Weapon.type
- Air-to-surface, anti-tank guided missile
- Weapon.origin
- Turkey
- Weapon.is_missile
- y
- Weapon.design_date
- 2005-2017
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Roketsan
- Weapon.production_date
- 2017-current
- Weapon.mass
- UMTAS/LUMTAS- missile launcher UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1- missile launcher UMTAS-GM-2- missile launcher
- Weapon.length
- UMTAS/LUMTAS- UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1- UMTAS-GM-2-
Article
4 sectionsContents
- Background
- Description
- Development
- References
UMTAS or Mizrak-U (Uzun Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi) is a family of modern long range air-to-surface anti-tank guided missile developed by Turkish armor and missile manufacturer Roketsan.
==Background== thumb|TAI T129 Attack Helicopter armed with UMTAS The UMTAS program was begun in late 2003 by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), specifically to provide TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters with an indigenous guided missile. The UMTAS has been designed to engage tanks and heavily armoured vehicles. It can be integrated in various platforms, including helicopters, UAVs, land vehicles, stationary platforms, light assault aircraft, ships.