UMTAS

UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1-41.3 kg (91 lb) missile25 kg (55 lb) launcher UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1-1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1-160 mm (6.3 in) UMTAS/LUMTAS-GM-1-1,000–16,000 m (0.62–9.94 mi) from vehicles, 1,000–32,000 m (0.62–19.88 mi) from aircraft UMTAS or Mizrak-U (Uzun Menzilli Tanksavar Sistemi) is a modern long range air-to-surface anti-tank guided missile developed by Turkish armor and missile manufacturer Roketsan.

[2][3][4][5][6] The UMTAS program was begun in late 2003 by Turkey's Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM), specifically to provide TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK combat helicopters with an indigenous guided missile.

UMTAS-GM-1 features dual IIR/SAL seekers in a flat split-design nose with a bidirectional RF datalink in a cylindrical body and an aligned, cruciform fold-out wing and aft fin assembly.

It weighs 41.3 kg (91 lb) and can be equipped with an insensitive tandem anti-tank, high-explosive blast fragmentation, or thermobaric warhead.

It can be used against main battle tanks, armoured personnel carriers, trucks, all-terrain vehicles, light pillboxes, trenches, buildings, helicopters flying at low altitude.UMTAS-GM-2 also offers the opportunity to shoot from behind the suture by using its propulsion capacity and gliding capability.

TAI T129 Attack Helicopter armed with UMTAS