Mini Akıllı Mühimmat
(Redirected from MAM (Smart Micro Munition))
| Mini Akıllı Mühimmat | |
|---|---|
| File:Roketsan MAM-L Mini Akıllı Mühimmat, Teknofest 2019.jpg MAM-L (left) and MAM-C (right) | |
| Type | Laser-guided bomb |
| Place of origin | Turkey |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | PKK conflict Syrian civil war Libyan civil war (2014–2020) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War Mali War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Roketsan |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
Operational range | MAM-C: 8 km MAM-L: 15 km MAM-T: 30 km to 80 km |
Launch platform | Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Bayraktar TB3 Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı TAI Anka TAI Aksungur Vestel Karayel TAI Hürkuş |
Mini Akıllı Mühimmat (MAM), meaning "smart micro munition" is a family of laser-guided and/or GPS/INS guided bombs produced by Turkish defence industry manufacturer Roketsan.
MAM has been developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), light attack aircraft, fighter aircraft and air–ground missions for low-payload-capacity air platforms. MAM can engage both stationary and moving targets with high precision.[1][2][3]
Combat use
[edit | edit source]- Operation Euphrates Shield[4]
- Operation Olive Branch[5]
- Operation Spring Shield[6]
- Operation Claw[7]
- 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria[8]
- Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
- Central Libya offensive
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Tigray War[9]
- Mali War
Technical specifications
[edit | edit source]| MAM-C[2] | MAM-L[2] | MAM-T[10][11][12] | |
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| Diameter | 70 mm (2.8 in) | 160 mm (6.3 in) | 230 mm (9.1 in) |
| Length | 970 mm (3 ft 2 in) | 1 m (3 ft 3 in) | 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 6.5 kg | 22 kg | 94 kg |
| Range | 8 km | 15 km | 30+ km (UCAV) 60+ km (light attack aircraft) 80+ km (fighter aircraft)[13] |
| Seeker | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser | Semi-active laser GPS/INS |
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| Platforms | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft | Unmanned aerial vehicles, light attack aircraft and fighter aircraft |
| Based on | Roketsan Cirit | Roketsan L-UMTAS | Roketsan TRG-230 |
| Manufacturer | Roketsan[14] | Roketsan[15] | Roketsan[13] |
- MAM-L IIR features an imaging infrared seeker instead of an SAL seeker, an RF datalink, extended operational range in excess of 25 km, and slightly increased weight of 23 kg while retaining the baseline model's external appearance and warheads.[16]
- MAM-T IIR features similar seeker changes with an improved mid-body wing kit, increased weight of 100 kg, a stated maximum range in excess of 50 km.[16]
Users
[edit | edit source]- File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania
- File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan
- File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh: Bangladesh Army
- File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia: Croatian Air Force
- File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait[17]
- File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya: Government of National Accord
- File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan [18]
Poland- File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar
- File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia[19]
- File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia
- File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
- File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
Mountable vehicles
[edit | edit source]- Bayraktar Akıncı
- Bayraktar TB2
- TAI Aksungur
- TAI Anka
- TAI Hürkuş (basic trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces)
- Vestel Karayel
See also
[edit | edit source]- Aselsan
- Baykar
- Desert Sting
- ULPGM
- Roketsan Cirit
- Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
- Turkish Aerospace Industries
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