TRG-230
TRG-230 of the Bangladesh Army on a KAMAZ chassis
TypeRocket artillery
Place of origin Turkey
Service history
Wars2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
ManufacturerRoketsan
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Caliber230 mm (9.1 in)
Barrels6/12
Effective firing rangeTRG-230: 20–70 km (12–43 mi)
TRG-230-İHA: 20–150 km (12–93 mi)
WarheadHigh explosives + steel ball
Warhead weight42 kg
Detonation
mechanism
Point detonating and proximity
Blast yield≥ 55 m
PropellantComposite solid
Guidance
system
Accuracy
  • TRG-230: ≤ 10 m
  • TRLG-230: ≤ 2 m[1]
Launch
platform

TRG-230 is a family of guided missiles of 230-mm diameter designed and manufactured by Turkish company Roketsan.[2][3] The original variants are surface-to-surface missiles, and an air-to-surface variant is being tested. TRG-230 missiles have a range of 20 km to 70 km[2][3] and are launched from 230-mm rocket tubes. The TRLG-230 variant has laser guidance. The air-launched TRG-230-İHA has a range up to 150 km.

Synopsis

The TRG-230 missile is designed to be used against high-priority targets within a range of 20–70 km. It can be launched from the Roketsan Multi-Barrel Rocket Launcher and other platforms with compatible interfaces.[2][3]

Variants

TRLG-230

The TRLG-230 has an additional seeker for laser guidance. It can hit targets marked by UAVs and UCAVs. Its CEP is down to less than two meters.[4]

TRG-230-İHA

The TRG-230-İHA is an air-to-surface version that is launched from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV; Turkish: İHA). After release from a UAV, it free-falls for a while, then autonomously ignites its solid propellant engine.[5] It has an effective range of 20 to 150 kilometers,[6] depending on the height and speed at which it is launched.[5] Roketsan released a video on 16 December 2022 announcing that a Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV made the first test launch, hitting the target with precision from 100 kilometers away.[6][7] The second test launch, from an Akıncı three months later, hit a target from 140 kilometers.[8]

Operators


 Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani Land Forces: TRLG-230[9][10]
 Bangladesh
Bangladesh Army: TRG-230[11][12]
 Ukraine
Ukrainian Ground Forces: TRLG-230[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "TRLG-230 Laser Guided Missile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "TRG-230 Guided Missile". Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 "TRG-230 Guided Missile (pdf)" (PDF). Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "TRLG-230 Laser Guided Missile". Roketsan. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Turkey unveils a domestic TRG-230 supersonic ballistic ASM for UCAV". BulgarianMilitary.com. 7 March 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  6. 1 2 "AKINCI TİHA Süpersonik Füze TRG230İHA'yı Attı" (in Turkish). 16 December 2022.
  7. ↑ "Türkiye'nin ilk havadan karaya süpersonik füzesi TRG-230-iHA hedefi tam isabetle vurdu" (in Turkish). 16 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Panasovskyi, Maksim (1 April 2023). "Bayraktar Akinci destroys target at 140km with TRG-230-IHA supersonic missile for the first time". Gagadget.com. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Azerbaijan Shares ROKETSAN's TRLG-230 Missile Images".
  10. ↑ "Հնարավոր է՝ Ադրբեջանը պատերազմում կիրառել է նաև թուրքական TRLG-230 համակարգերը․ razm.info". news.am. 22 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bangladesh Secures its Myanmar Border with Roketsan's missiles". TurDef. 16 November 2022. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Roketsan from Turkey has exported TRG-230 surface-to-surface missile to Bangladesh". TurDef. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Ukrainian military receives Turkish TRLG-230 precision-guided missiles – Oryx". Ukrainian Military Center. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Turkey supplied laser-guided missiles to Ukraine". Middle East Eye. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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