• Turkey unveiled its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Yildirimhan at the SAHA 2026 defense fair in Istanbul.
  • The missile has a range of 6,000 kilometers and a speed between Mach 9 and Mach 25.
  • It is powered by four liquid-fuel rocket engines and has a warhead capacity of 3,000 kg.
  • It was developed by the R&D Center of the Turkish Ministry of National Defense.
  • Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler highlighted the increased production capacity of the defense industry.

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