Mini Akıllı Mühimmat
Laser-guided munitions from Roketsan
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Mini Akıllı Mühimmat (MAM), meaning "smart micro munition" is a family of laser-guided and/or GPS/INS guided bombs produced by Turkish defence industry manufacturer Roketsan.
PlaceoforiginTurkey
UsedbySee Users
| Mini Akıllı Mühimmat | |
|---|---|
MAM-L (left) and MAM-C (right) | |
| Type | Laser-guided bomb |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | PKK conflict Syrian civil war Libyan civil war (2014–2020) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War Mali War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
Operational range | MAM-C: 8 km MAM-L: 15 km MAM-T: 30 km to 80 km |
Launch platform | Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Bayraktar TB3 Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı TAI Anka TAI Aksungur Vestel Karayel TAI Hürkuş |
MAM has been developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), light attack aircraft, fighter aircraft and air–ground missions for low-payload-capacity air platforms. MAM can engage both stationary and moving targets with high precision.[1][2][3]
Combat use
Technical specifications
| MAM-C[2] | MAM-L[2] | MAM-T[10][11][12] | |
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| Diameter | 70 mm (2.8 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
| Length | 970 mm (3 ft 2 in) | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 6.5 kg | 22 kg | 94 kg |
| Range | 8 km | 15 km | 30+ km (UCAV) 60+ km (light attack aircraft) 80+ km (fighter aircraft)[13] |
| Seeker | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser GPS/INS |
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| Platforms | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles, light attack aircraft and fighter aircraft |
| Based on | Roketsan Cirit | Roketsan L-UMTAS | Roketsan TRG-230 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan[14] | Roketsan[15] | Roketsan[13] |
- MAM-L IIR features an imaging infrared seeker instead of an SAL seeker, an RF datalink, extended operational range in excess of 25 km, and slightly increased weight of 23 kg while retaining the baseline model's external appearance and warheads.[16]
- MAM-T IIR features similar seeker changes with an improved mid-body wing kit, increased weight of 100 kg, a stated maximum range in excess of 50 km.[16]
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Users
Mountable vehicles
See also
- Aselsan
- Baykar
- Desert Sting – (United Arab Emirates, South Africa)
- ULPGM
- Roketsan Cirit – (Turkey)
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Turkish Aerospace Industries