Bora (missile)

Short description: Turkish tactical ballistic missile

Bora/Khan

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IDEF(International Defence Fair) 10 May 2017, Istanbul

Type| Tactical ballistic missile
Place of origin| Turkey
Service history
In service| 2018
Used by| See Users
Wars| Syrian civil war
Production history
Designer| Roketsan
Designed| 2009
Manufacturer| Roketsan
Produced| 2017
No. built| 800+
Variants| Bora (for Turkey)
Khan (for export)
Specifications
Mass| 2500 kg
Length| 8.0 m
Diameter| 610 mm

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Effective firing range| Bora I 80 km (50 mi) to 280 km (170 mi)
Warhead| HE or fragmentation
Warhead weight| 470 kg

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Propellant| Composite solid fuel
Flight altitude| high altitude
Speed| Mach 5 for missile

Guidance
system

| GPS \+ GLONASS aided INS / INS only
Accuracy|

* GPS + GLONASS Aided INS: ≤10 m CEP
* INS Only: ≤ 100 m CEP

Launch
platform

| VOLAT truck

The Bora is a tactical ballistic missile developed based on the B-611 and, like the J-600T Yıldırım, is a derivative of the missile development program of China and Turkey.[1][2] It has 610 mm diameter, a length of 8.0 m, a total weight of 2500 kg with a minimum range of 80 km and maximum range of 280 km.[3] Its export version is called Khan.[4] It was tested and entered service in May 2017. Deliveries were completed in early 2021.[3]

## Contents

* 1 Design
* 2 Variants
* 3 Users
* 3.1 Khan Variant
* 4 Comparable missiles
* 5 References

## Design

The Bora uses GPS+GLONASS aided INS / INS only guidance and its launcher is mounted on a VOLAT 8x8 truck. It carries a 470-kg high-explosive or fragmentation warhead. Accuracy is ≤10 m.[citation needed]

## Variants

The Bora-2 version with a longer range is under development.[5]

* Tayfun (missile) \- Short Range Ballistic Missile
* Cenk (missile) \- Medium Range Ballistic Missile

## Users

* Turkey[6]

### Khan Variant

* Indonesia: Announced in Indo Defence 2022.[7][8]

## Comparable missiles

* J-600T Yıldırım
* Hatf-I
* Abdali-I
* OTR-21 Tochka
* 9K720 Iskander
* P-12
* Nasr (missile)
* Prahaar (missile)
* LORA (missile)
* Šumadija (multiple rocket launcher)
* Çakır (missile)

## References

1. ↑ Can Kasapoglu (19 June 2019). "Turkey’s Bora missile saw combat debut: What next?". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190622204631/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/analysis/turkey-s-bora-missile-saw-combat-debut-what-next/1508723. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
2. ↑ "Bora J-600T Yildirim". Global Security. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929105531/https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/turkey/j-600.htm. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "BORA Ballistic Missile System deliveries completed". 3 January 2021. https://en.defenceturk.net/bora-ballistic-missile-system-deliveries-completed/.
4. ↑ "KHAN Missile – Roketsan". https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/khan-missile.
5. ↑ "Janes | Latest defence and security news". http://www.janes.com/article/79644/turkey-develops-advanced-bora-2-long-range-missile.
6. ↑ "Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight on Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program". https://www.forbes.com/sites/pauliddon/2022/10/20/tayfun-test-firing-puts-spotlight-on-turkeys-ballistic-missile-program/?sh=41107e71630f.
7. ↑ "Disaksikan Menhan Prabowo di Indo Defence 2022, RI dan Turki Teken Sejumlah Kontrak Kerja Sama". 7 November 2022. https://www.kemhan.go.id/2022/11/07/disaksikan-menhan-prabowo-di-indo-defence-2022-ri-dan-turki-teken-sejumlah-kontrak-kerja-sama.html.
8. ↑ "Khan füzesinin ilk ihracatı Endonezya'ya yapılacak" (in tr). 3 November 2022. https://savunmasanayiidergilik.com/tr/HaberDergilik/Khan-fuzesinin-ilk-ihracati-Endonezya-ya-yapilacak.

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