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The Bora is a tactical ballistic missile developed based on the B-611 and, like the J-600T Yıldırım, is a derivative of the missile development program of China and Turkey. It has 610 mm diameter, a length of 8.0 m, a total weight of 2500 kg with a minimum range of 80 km and maximum range of 280 km. Its export version is called Khan. It was tested and entered service in May 2017. Deliveries were completed in early 2021.

Design

The Bora uses GPS+GLONASS aided INS / INS only guidance and its launcher is mounted on a VOLAT 8x8 truck. It carries a 470-kg high-explosive or fragmentation warhead. Accuracy is ≤10 m.

Variants

The Bora-2 version with a longer range is under development.

• Tayfun (missile) - Short Range Ballistic Missile
• Cenk (missile) - Medium Range Ballistic Missile

Users

•  Turkey

Khan Variant

•  Indonesia: Announced in Indo Defence 2022.

Comparable missiles

• J-600T Yıldırım – (Turkey)
• Hatf-I – (Pakistan)
• Abdali-I – (Pakistan)
• OTR-21 Tochka – (Soviet Union)
• 9K720 Iskander – (Russia)
• P-12 – (China)
• Nasr (missile) – (Pakistan)
• Prahaar (missile) – (India)
• LORA (missile) – (Israel)
• Šumadija (multiple rocket launcher) – (Serbia)
• Çakır (missile) – (Turkey)

References

1. https://www.roketsan.com.tr/uploads/docs/kataloglar/ENG/1628389766_khan-missile.pdf
2. Can Kasapoglu (19 June 2019). "Turkey's Bora missile saw combat debut: What next?". Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
3. "Bora J-600T Yildirim". Global Security. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
4. ^ "BORA Ballistic Missile System deliveries completed". 3 January 2021.
5. "KHAN Missile – Roketsan". Archived from the original on 2020-07-20. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
6. https://www.roketsan.com.tr/en/products/khan-missile
7. "Janes | Latest defence and security news".
8. "Tayfun Test-Firing Puts Spotlight on Turkey's Ballistic Missile Program". Forbes.
9. "Disaksikan Menhan Prabowo di Indo Defence 2022, RI dan Turki Teken Sejumlah Kontrak Kerja Sama". Kementerian Pertahanan Republik Indonesia. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
10. "Khan füzesinin ilk ihracatı Endonezya'ya yapılacak". savunmasanayiidergilik.com (in Turkish). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-05.

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