The Sungur missile was developed by ROKETSAN and was designed in a structure that can be used both as a vehicle-mounted and by a single soldier.
Defense Industry Researcher Kadir Doğan said that the fact that ROKETSAN, which was first established to produce Stingers, an equivalent of Sungur, has reached a point where it is able to produce more successful products than Stinger, is a historical achievement.
He also further explained why he sees the integration of Sungur missiles to UCAVs, emphasizing that with this integration, Turkish UCAVs will gain the ability to perform air-to-air missions, albeit partially.
"The main aim here may be specifically destroying other manned/unmanned systems that make reconnaissance/observation."
Doğan also emphasized the cost of the Sungur missiles, which is exponentially cheaper compared to other air defense missiles, adding the versatility of the Sungur missiles as they can be used both in the air and on the ground.
Drawing attention to the position of Türkiye at the unmanned aerial vehicles around the world, Doğan said that "In fact, we can say that the air engagement of UCAVs is the last point of this technology."
"From this point of view, Türkiye is one of the 3-4 most advanced countries in the world in terms of unmanned aerial vehicles."
