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Merlin

Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · Turkey · 2024
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Merlin

Merlin
Merlin Photo: CeeGee · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment
Range
75
Seeker / Guidance
80
No-Escape Zone
70
Speed
65
Counter-Measure Resistance
75
Lethality
70
Data-Link
60
Reliability
85
Technology
80
Cost-Effectiveness
85
Origin Turkey
CategoryMedium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR)
EraModern Era
In service2024
Operators7 countries
Data Quality85%
73
Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) MASS Rating
5/6
Modern Era
12/73
All-Time
Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · 10 axes scored
Range
75
Seeker / Guidance
80
No-Escape Zone
70
Speed
65
Counter-Measure Resistance
75
Lethality
70
Data-Link
60
Reliability
85
Technology
80
Cost-Effectiveness
85
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category.
01 / Overview
Merlin
Country
Production
2024–
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · MODERN ERA
5
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
88
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
—
73
medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category
ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the medium-range aam (mraam / bvr) category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General7MOD.7
  • Missile TypeShort-range air-to-air missile
  • Service Entry Year2024
  • DesignerTÜBİTAK SAGE
  • Length3.3 m
  • Diameter160 mm
  • Launch Weight140 kg
  • In ServiceYes
◈Guidance5MOD.5
▣Propulsion4MOD.4
  • Propulsion Typesolid-fuel rocket
  • Motor Typesolid-fuel rocket
  • Two-StageNo
  • Fuel / Propellantsolid propellant
◇Performance4MOD.4
  • Maximum Range25 km
  • Top Speed1,372 m/s
  • Top Speed (Mach)4 Mach
  • HypersonicNo
◆Warhead4MOD.4
▤Launch Platform6MOD.6
⬢Production3MOD.3
  • Operators1
  • Variants1
  • Production Start2,022 year
▲Warhead Detail1MOD.1
  • Explosive Filler TypeFragmentation warhead
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
  1. 2024Production started
2
years in service
6
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
05 / MASS Score
MEDIUM-RANGE AAM (MRAAM / BVR) RANKING Medium-Range AAM (MRAAM / BVR) · Modern Era
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE6terms
Capability of launching an anti-tank guided missile from an airborne platform, such as a helicopter or aircraft.
Fire-and-forget refers to a missile guidance system where the missile guides itself to its target after launch, requiring no further input from the operator.
A guidance system in ATGMs that uses infrared sensors to create a thermal image of the target for precise homing.
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light, used in missile guidance systems to detect and track targets based on heat signatures.
Launched from naval platforms, such as ships or submarines.
A proximity fuze is a detonation mechanism in ATGMs that triggers when the missile approaches within a set distance of a target, using sensors like radar or laser to detect proximity.
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