Lockheed Martin and Roketsan to Develop SOM-J For the F-35

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I like the video we have RAAD but we won't have jets like F-35 soon

 

[Azizam]

Lockheed Martin is a terrorist organisation.

 

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Lockheed Martin is a terrorist organisation.

 

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[asena_great]

this is greats

 

[nomi007]

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Photo shows F-35 SOM-J Air-Launched Cruise Missile separation tests in wind tunnel

 

[Hakan]

Any details about the missile?

Turkish air-launched cruise missile is being tested for integration on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.​

SOM (Stand-Off Missile) is a high precision cruise missile, developed since 2006 and unveiled for the first time during the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Turkish Air Force at Izmir, in June 2011.

The SOM can be used against stationary and moving targets at a distance of over 180 kilometers.

SOM-J is a low observable SOM variant designed to fit internal weapon bay of the F-35 Lightning II jet.

Another major difference is the warhead of SOM-J which is anti-ship and semi-armour piercing type with blast/fragmentation effects on soft targets (i.e. personnel, unarmoured military vehicles, radars, buildings, etc.).

The development activities have been initiated under the contract between Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) and ROKETSAN Inc. According to this contract, TÜBİTAK SAGE has been subcontracted to perform development activities.

Based on the material provided by Arda Mevlutoglu, owner of siyahgribeyaz.com, who sent us the press releases distributed by ROKETSAN during the meeting, the platform integration activities for the F-35 have started. Among the activities that have already conducted successfully, there are the wind tunnel tests.

Finalization of complete product is planned in 2018, when SOM-J will be available to all F-35 users.

H/T Arda Mevlutoglu for the heads-up

The Aviationist » Photo shows F-35 SOM-J Air-Launched Cruise Missile separation tests in wind tunnel

 

[nomi007]

• SOM J: Designed specifically for internal carriage on F-35 JSF, SOM J is more compact with folding control surfaces and a rocket booster.

 

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[NKVD]

I like the video we have RAAD but we won't have jets like F-35 soon

Really but the Design of Som-j is Looking more Stealthy & and Advanced Not like copy of basic tomahawk block 1

 

[cabatli_53]

Turkish Som-J is the response of LockheadMartin to Raytheon/Kongsberg JSM missile. It is the first time a USA company actively agreed to use a Turkish missile against domestic rival. For all F-35 costumers, LockheadMartin will try to export Turkish SOM-J.

SOM-J

JSM

 

[universal soldier]

Turkish Som-J is the response of LockheadMartin to Raytheon/Kongsberg JSM missile. It is the first time a USA company actively agreed to use a Turkish missile against domestic rival. For all F-35 costumers, LockheadMartin will try to export Turkish SOM-J.

What really the range of SOM missile ? some Sources say that the range of the missile 300km other say 180km

how many SOM missiles can f-35 carry ?

what about the version of 500km range SOM missile ?

 

[cabatli_53]

What really the range of SOM missile ? some Sources say that the range of the missile 300km other say 180km

how many SOM missiles can f-35 carry ?

what about the version of 500km range SOM missile ?

The export variants will have a range of max. 300km because of MTCR regulations but Original Turkish variants are different story. SOM, SOM with domestic motor, SOM-ER with turbo-fan motor variants will push the limits. To understand What will be the range of SOM-Er, You should check foreign examples.

 

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Rocket booster seems to be a Roketsan innovation, first time seeing such a thing on a air launched cruise missile.

What are the benefits such a booster?
Booster speeds up missile to max cruising speed quicker, no fuel is wasted during booster phase. Platform SOM-J is being launched on can fly very slow, doesn't require high speed inertia created by the plane..

How long before we see a surface launched variant with larger rocket booster ?