Levent (missile)

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Turkish Family of short-range to long-range surface to air missile systems

Levent

Type| Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin|  Turkey
Service history
In service| Prototype stage
Used by|  Turkey
Production history
Designed| 2020-2025
Manufacturer| Roketsan
Developed from| Sungur MANPAD
Produced| Prototype
Specifications
Mass| 75 kg[1]
Length| 3.2 m[1]
Diameter| 128 mm[1]

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Operational
range

| 11 km[1]
Flight altitude| 6 km

Guidance
system

| Infrared homing

Launch
platform

| Close-in weapon system
Naval platforms

Levent (from Levend) is an air defense missile developed by the Turkish state-owned company Roketsan for use on sea-based platforms. Levent is designed to be used in a point defense system, namely close-in weapon system (CIWS), developed by Roketsan. Levent's first test firing on a sea platform was successfully carried out on March 24, 2025.[2]

## Design and Development

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The Levent missile was developed based on the Sungur MANPAD shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile previously produced by Roketsan as a close-in air defense missile for the new generation ships of the Turkish Navy. It was first introduced to the public in 2021.[3] Its first tests were conducted in 2023. The first firing test on a ship was successfully carried out in March 2025. The testing process is expected to be completed and mass production to begin in 2025.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "LEVENT Close-in weapon system" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
2. ^ "Yakın hava savunma sistemi LEVENT'in atış testleri başarıyla sürüyor" [The firing tests of the close air defense system LEVENT continue successfully]. Anadolu Agency. 24 March 2025. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
3. ^ "ROKETSAN, LEVENT hava savunma sistemini ilk kez IDEF Fuarında sergileyecek" [ROKETSAN will exhibit the LEVENT air defense system for the first time at the IDEF Fair]. Defence Turk. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
4. ^ "Yakın hava savunma sistemi LEVENT'in testleri sürüyor" [Tests of the close air defense system LEVENT continue]. Defence Turk. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2025.