J-Missile
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Project J is a Turkish military program intended to develop a series of ballistic missiles known as J Missiles.
Covertly financed by Genelkurmay Başkanlığı (Turkish equivalent of Pentagon) the program originally started in the 80's under the cover of an indigenous short-range artillery rocket project. In the late 90's, Turkey and China signed a controversial agreement to share missile technology, and Turkey bought an unknown number of WS series surface-to-surface missiles from China, along with new technology that enabled the country to develop its own internal navigation systems and electromechanical control surfaces that can be used for guiding long range missiles. In the meantime, Turkey indigenously developed and tested a new SRBM (domestically known as Toros) in the Black Sea, which demonstrated the capability of point-delivering a 50+ kilogram payload to a distance of 100 kilometers (62 miles). It is not known weather Toros was a result of the J Project or a separate Turkish attempt to develop ballistic capabilities.
As a member of NATO, and party to international treaties like NPT and MTCR, Turkey continues to counter and refuse any allegations regarding its ballistic missile program, and claims that Project J does not exist.
[edit] External links
- http://www.strategycenter.net/research/pubID.63/pub_detail.asp Turkish "Toros" Chinese "B611" Missile
- http://www.sage.tubitak.gov.tr/ Defense Industries Research & Development Institute
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