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HGK (bomb)

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HGK - Hassas Güdüm Kiti - Precision Guided Munition Kit
TypeGuided bomb
Place of originTurkey
Service history
In service2004
Used byTurkish Air Force
Production history
ManufacturerTÜBİTAK-SAGE
Specifications
Mass500, 1000 or 2000 pounds
WarheadMk.82, Mk.83 or Mk.84 warheads

Operational
range
15nm (28km)
Accuracy6 meters CEP (INS/GPS)
10 meters CEP (INS only)[1]
Launch
platform
F-16[2]
Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı[2]
TAI TF-X[2]
TAI Hürjet (HGK-83 and HGK-82 only)[2]
TAI Aksungur (HGK-83 and HGK-82 only)[2]
TAI Hürkuş (HGK-82 only)[2]

The HGK guidance kit (HGK, Turkish: Hassas Güdüm Kiti / Precision Guidance Kit), developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, is a GPS/INS guidance kit that converts bombs range from 227 kg (500-lb) to 907 kg (2000-lb) Mark 80-series munitions into smart bombs. A CAMGÖZ (glass eye) laser seeker, resistant to countermeasures and with over 315 degrees of view angle, again developed by TÜBİTAK-SAGE, provides guidance.[3] It enables precision strike capability in all weather conditions with long range (up to 24 km) at a dispersion of 6 m (20 ft).[4]

The kit can be used with Mark 84, Mark 83 and Mark 82 bombs.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "TÜBITAK-SAGE Press Release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Mitzer, Stijn (13 January 2022). "Deadly Advanced: A Complete Overview Of Turkish Designed Air-Launched Munitions". Oryx Blog.
  3. ^ "Lazer Hassas Güdüm Kiti-84 (HGK-84)". 17 May 2020.
  4. ^ "TÜBİTAK SAGE". Archived from the original on 26 March 2013. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ "Precision Guidance Kit (HGK)". Tübitak-SAGE. Retrieved 30 June 2022.