Roketsan Akya
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
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Akya is a new-generation heavyweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy. As of 2021, its tests completed, and it went in serial production.[3] "Akya" is the Turkish name of Leerfish.[4]
| Akya | |
|---|---|
| Type | Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| In service | May 2024-Present |
| Used by | Turkish Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Turkish Navy ArMerKom ("Research Center Command") |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Produced | 2021 - present[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,200 kg (2,600 lb)[2] |
| Length | 7 m (23 ft)[2] |
| Diameter | 533 mm (21.0 in)[2] |
| Warhead weight | 350–380 kg (770–840 lb)[2] |
| Engine | electric motor |
Operational range | 50+ km |
| Maximum speed | 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph)[2] |
Guidance system | Wire-guided with fiber-optic cable, active/passive sonar homing, wake homing |
Launch platform | Submarine |
History
The heavyweight torpedo project was initiated by the ArMerKom ("Research Center Command") of the Turkish Navy in 2009. Roketsan was signed for the realization.[5] The serial production of Akya started in 2021 after the test firings successfully completed in 2020, which began by July 2013. It is planned that the Reis-class, Preveze-class and Gür-class submarines will be equipped with Akya.[6] It will replace the torpedoes of type Mk 14, Mk 23, Mk 24 (Tigerfish) Mod.2, Mk 37 Mod.2 & Mod.3 and SST-4 Mod.0.[7]
AKYA successfully completed its first live firing trial on 27 December 2023, when it was fired from submarine TCG Preveze and destroyed target ship ex-TCG Gazal.[8] The first delivery to the Turkish Navy was conducted in May 2024.[9]
Features
Powered by a brushless DC electric motor and counter-rotating propellers using high-energy electrochemical batteries, Akya is able to achieve a speed exceeding 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) and a range of more than 50 km (27 nmi). It has a proximity fuze and an underwater shock-insensitive warhead 350–380 kg (770–840 lb) in weight.[7] Externally wire-guided with a fiber-optic cable, the heavyweight torpedo has active/passive sonar head and is capable of acoustic countermeasure, wake homing.[3] The 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) heavy torpedo is 7 m (23 ft) long and has a diameter of 533 mm (21.0 in).[6][10][7]
See also
- Black Shark
- DM2A4
- K731 White Shark
- K761 Tiger Shark
- Mk 48
- Spearfish
- Tigerfish
- Type 89
- Type 65
- Varunastra (torpedo)
- Yu-6