With a firing range of 360 kilometres, the T-155 Firtina (Storm) howitzers is considered a key part of Türkiye's defence arsenal. Here's what we know about the latest version of this military hardware:
T-155 Firtına II, which has a longer firing range and faster firing speed, is dubbed as a"next generation" equipment that"significantly enhances" the Turkish army's firepower.
While in 2002, when the Justice and Development Party came to power, there were only 56 Turkish companies in the defence sector, now the figure tops 2,000, he said at a military event in the province of Sakarya on Monday. At the Sakarya event, Erdogan witnessed the delivery of the first six units of the upgraded version of the weapon referred to as T-155 Firtına II. The government eyes at least 140 units of the military hardware.
The howitzer is now fitted with Turkish fire control and communication systems, which are compatible with NATO standards. They can also be equipped with 12.7 mm and 7.62 mm machine guns and a 40 mm automatic grenade launcher as well as thermal /TV sight and laser range finder capability,The T-155 Firtına II also has a tilt and fixing ability, an automatic target tracking system and a fixing capability for transportation.Firtina howitzers were first deployed in Türkiye's Operation Sun at the end of 2007 to fight the PKK in northern Iraq, and has since been used in other battlefronts.
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