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Kosovo has received Roketsan's OMTAS medium-range anti-tank missile system, Prime Minister Albin Kurti announced on Tuesday.
"Stronger, safer: Turkish-made OMTAS is part of our army's arsenal," Kurti said on his social media account.
Kosovo Defense Minister Ejup Maqedonci said the delivery was received under a contract signed with Turkish defense manufacturer Roketsan in December 2023.
"OMTAS is a modern medium-range anti-tank missile system developed to neutralize modern armored vehicles, including tanks with reactive armor, as well as military fortifications," Maqedonci said.
"Increasing the variety and quantity of anti-tank missile systems for our army aims to cover different range distances, terrain conditions and threat scenarios, and to increase operational flexibility," he added.
The Kosovo Security Force's official Facebook account had shared footage from the "Bravo Wolf" exercise on Feb. 28, 2025, showing the use of Roketsan-produced OMTAS missiles.
OMTAS' export to a European country was first announced by Roketsan General Manager Murat Ikinci in 2022. The system was first seen in the Kosovo Security Force inventory during the NATO Defender Europe 2023 exercise.
OMTAS is a medium-range anti-tank weapon system developed by Roketsan for ground-to-ground use by infantry units, effective against all armored threats on the modern battlefield.
Key specifications:
The Imaging Infrared Seeker permits day and night use in all adverse weather conditions.
The RF data link between the launcher and the missile provides the user with operational flexibility. The missile can be used in fire-and-forget or fire-and-update modes, and offers both lock-on before launch and lock-on after launch capabilities.
With its precision guidance capability and armor-piercing tandem warhead, OMTAS ensures effective strikes against armored threats. The system can engage both stationary and moving targets.
The fire-and-update mode provides flexibility for firing from behind cover, engaging targets hidden behind cover, adjusting precise strike points and assessing strike effectiveness.
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