{"id":343337,"date":"2025-07-23T18:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=343337"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:15:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T12:45:26","slug":"tayfun-block-4-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tayfun-block-4-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Tayfun Block-4 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Turkey has unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, the Tayfun Block-4 in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<h2>About Tayfun Block-4 Missile<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_343339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-343339\" style=\"width: 401px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-343339\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-NDTV.jpg?resize=401%2C305&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"401\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-NDTV.jpg?resize=300%2C228&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-NDTV.jpg?resize=1024%2C777&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-NDTV.jpg?resize=768%2C583&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Source-NDTV.jpg?w=1169&amp;ssl=1 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 401px) 100vw, 401px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-343339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; NDTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is the <strong>hypersonic version<\/strong> of the <strong>Tayfun missile<\/strong>, which is Turkey&#8217;s indigenously produced <strong>longest-range ballistic missile<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The term &#8220;<strong>hypersonic<\/strong>&#8221; is often used to refer to <strong>hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>They are <strong>highly advanced<\/strong> weapons and can <strong>manoeuvre mid-flight<\/strong> at hypersonic speed inside Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, which makes it very <strong>hard to track and intercept<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Hypersonic missiles travel at <strong>Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound<\/strong> (about 3,800 miles per hour, 6,100 kilometres per hour).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It is developed by the Turkish defense firm<\/li>\n<li><strong>Features<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It weighs <strong>2,300 kg<\/strong> and measures <strong>5 meters<\/strong> in length.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range:<\/strong> It has a stated range of <strong>500 to 800 km<\/strong>, with future versions aiming to <strong>exceed 1,000 km. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Warheads:<\/strong> It has <strong>multi-purpose warhead<\/strong> which will be capable of <strong>destroying numerous strategic targets,<\/strong> such as air defense systems, command and control centers, military hangars, and critical military facilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Turkey has unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, the Tayfun Block-4 in Istanbul. About Tayfun Block-4 Missile It is the hypersonic version of the Tayfun missile, which is Turkey&#8217;s indigenously produced longest-range ballistic missile. The term &#8220;hypersonic&#8221; is often used to refer to hypersonic glide vehicles and hypersonic cruise missiles. 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