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Turkish defense firm Roketsan unveiled four new weapons systems at the SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition.
Nester (Scalpel), Cida, a new mini cruise missile, and Cirit (Javelin) Anti-UAV, presenting a range of capabilities from no-explosive surgical strike munitions to a 55-kilometer anti-tank missile and a cost-effective 250-kilometer cruise missile designed for unmanned platforms.
National Defense Minister Yasar Guler attended Roketsan's launch event and endorsed the new systems in strong terms.
"We hope to use these only for deterrence, but if we need to use them, no one should doubt that we will use them without hesitation, and we will use them most effectively," Guler said.
The Cida is the newest member of Roketsan's long-range anti-tank missile family and its most capable variant to date.
With a range of 35 kilometers from land platforms and 55 kilometers from helicopter platforms, Cida significantly outranges most existing anti-tank guided missile systems.
The system features a hybrid seeker with TV, infrared, and laser guidance options, the first two supporting man-in-the-loop capability via RF datalink, and is designed for beyond-line-of-sight engagements against heavily armored targets.
Roketsan General Manager Murat Ikinci described Cida as a system that "will create a force multiplication effect on the battlefield" by neutralizing targets at ranges far beyond those of competing systems. It is designed for integration across land, naval, and air platforms, and is understood to be in firing tests from helicopter platforms.
Cirit Anti-UAV is a new version of Roketsan's combat-proven Cirit laser-guided missile, redesigned specifically to counter the growing threat of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Capable of neutralizing drones at ranges of up to 8 kilometers, the system is positioned as a high-value-for-cost alternative to expensive air defense missiles currently used against UAV threats.
The variant features a proximity sensor and a dedicated anti-UAV warhead.
Ikinci said the anti-drone domain was "one of the areas that the whole world is working on most intensively," adding that Cirit Anti-UAV provides an effective engagement option before more expensive platforms and munitions need to be employed.
The new mini cruise missile offers a 250-kilometer range in a compact, low-cost package weighing 125 kilograms at a length of 2.4 meters.
Designed with the payload constraints of unmanned combat aerial vehicles in mind, the system is compatible with platforms including Akinci, Anka, and potentially Bayraktar TB3.
It uses GNSS and inertial navigation supported by a TV seeker, enabling strikes against both stationary and moving surface targets.
Ikinci described the system as a "cost-effective solution that combines long range with heavy warhead and multiple carriage options," adding it would serve as a significant force multiplier, particularly against air defense systems, and offer visual intelligence collection capability from the target area.
Nester is a variant of the MAM-L munition designed for high-precision strikes with minimum collateral damage. Unlike conventional warheads, Nester uses a proximity sensor that activates before impact, deploying a cutting-blade warhead rather than an explosive charge.
The no-explosive design allows for direct point-target strikes instead of area destruction.
Ikinci said Nester would serve as a "game-changing, surgically precise battlefield product" for the Turkish Armed Forces in future operations.
On the sidelines of SAHA 2026, Roketsan and Altinay Defense Technologies signed a lithium-based battery supply contract for the Akya heavy-class torpedo program.
Under the agreement, Altinay Defense will produce high-power, high-energy-density lithium battery systems for the Akya torpedo in serial production.
Roketsan Deputy General Manager Halid Bulut described the Akya as "the Turkish navy's strike power in the Blue Homeland" and said the contract maximized the system's domestic content.
Altinay Defense General Manager Burak Mercan said the battery systems would "directly contribute to Akya's success on the field."
Roketsan also displayed nearly 40 systems at SAHA 2026, including the Tayfun ballistic missile, Türkiye's longest-range domestically produced ballistic missile, alongside Siper air and missile defense systems, Hisar air defense missiles, Akya and Orka torpedoes, and the Simsek-2 satellite launch vehicle, which the company plans to conduct its first test with in the coming period.
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