Turkey's SİPER Block-2 long-range air defense missile successfully changed targets mid-flight for the first time during a test firing.

Turkey's SİPER Block-2 long-range air defense missile successfully changed targets mid-flight for the first time during a test firing.

After launch, the missile's target information was updated in flight, and it destroyed the new target through mid-course and terminal guidance.

Developed by Roketsan, Aselsan and TÜBİTAK SAGE with about 1,000 subcontractors, the SİPER Block-2 has a range of about 150 km, can reach heights of about 30 km and is designed to intercept fighter jets, helicopters, drones and cruise missiles.

The ability to retarget in flight allows operators to avoid wasting missiles when threat priorities change or an initial target has already been neutralized by another system.