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Türkiye's domestically designed and produced long-range air defense system, Siper missile, has completed its serial production acceptance tests, the country's defense industry secretary said Wednesday.
The milestone marks a critical development in Türkiye's multi-layered air defense capabilities, with the system designed to operate at ranges exceeding 100 kilometers (62.14 miles) for high-altitude air defense missions.
"Siper, which undertakes high-altitude air defense missions, has further solidified its place in the inventory with successful tests," Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) head Haluk Gorgun wrote on the NeXT Sosyal platform. "This development represents a critical milestone in Türkiye's layered air defense architecture."
The Steel Dome defense network, established with national solutions covering low, medium and high altitudes, is becoming stronger each day, Gorgun noted.
"Siper is becoming one of the most strategic security shields of the Sky Homeland with its range, precision, and effectiveness against a variety of targets," Gorgun said.
The defense secretary emphasized the goal of establishing a completely domestic air defense network without gaps against any threat. "We are resolutely advancing on this path with the efforts of our engineers, the cooperation of our institutions, and the support of our nation," he added.
The successful completion of acceptance tests means Türkiye now covers all altitude layers of air defense—very low, low, medium and high altitude—
with domestically produced systems.
The Siper long-range air defense system was developed under the coordination of SSB through collaboration between Aselsan, Roketsan and TUBITAK SAGE.
"The Sky Homeland is now safer. Türkiye is more deterrent. The future is in safer hands," Gorgun concluded.
The Siper system forms part of Türkiye's comprehensive Steel Dome air defense initiative, which includes anti-drone capabilities and high-altitude defense systems.
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