About Yildirimhan Missile:
- It is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by Turkey.
- If launched from Turkey, the Yildirimhan will be able to hit targets across Europe, Africa, and Asia.
- The missile can travel at up to Mach 25, an extreme hypersonic speed equivalent to 25 times the speed of sound, or nearly eight kilometres per second.
- It has four rocket propulsion engines and is fuelled by liquid nitrogen tetroxide.
- While liquid fuel introduces some “operational trade-offs” in terms of launch readiness, it enables greater optimisation of range and payload.
- The missile is reported to be capable of carrying a warhead, or multiple warheads, with a total weight of up to three tonnes.
- It is expected to be launched from a mobile wheeled launcher.
