{"id":56417,"date":"2025-07-23T14:04:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T08:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=56417"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:14:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:44:24","slug":"tayfun-block-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tayfun-block-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Tayfun Block-4"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tayfun Block-4 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Turkey recently unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, the Tayfun Block-4, in Istanbul.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tayfun Block-4<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>first hypersonic ballistic missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">developed by <\/span><b>Turkey.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the<\/span><b> hypersonic version of the Tayfun missile,<\/b> <b>Turkey&#8217;s longest-range nationally produced <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ballistic-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\">ballistic missile<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term \u201c<\/span><b>Hypersonic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d refers to a speed at least <\/span><b>five times the speed of sound<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (also called <\/span><b>Mach-5)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tayfun Block-4 was developed by Turkish defense company Roketsan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Tayfun Block-4 <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is 6.5 meters long and weighs about 2,300 kilograms.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is distinguished by its <\/span><b>high speed and advanced manoeuvrability.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has an <\/span><b>operational range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of up to <\/span><b>800 kilometers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with plans to extend it to 1000 kilometers in the future.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>guidance system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is based on <\/span><b>GPS and GLONASS technologies combined with the inertial system (INS),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which guarantees high accuracy, with a maximum error of only 5 meters per shot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\">The missile is equipped with a <b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">fragmentation warhead <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">uses &#8216;solid composite&#8217; fuel,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it <\/span><b style=\"font-size: inherit;\">suitable for quick and effective strikes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against strategic targets such as air defense systems, command centers and critical infrastructures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/world\/turkey-enters-hypersonic-ballistic-missile-era-unveils-tayfun-block-4-9457155.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N18<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tayfun Block-4 is Turkey\u2019s first hypersonic ballistic missile, developed by Roketsan, capable of exceeding Mach 5 and designed to evade advanced air defenses. 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