Kale KTJ-3200

Kale KTJ-3200
Type Turbojet
National origin Turkey
Manufacturer Kale Group[1]
First run 2020s
Major applications SOM
Atmaca
Developed into Kale KTJ-3700

Kale KTJ-3200 is a small, expendable turbojet engine developed for use in cruise missiles by Kale Group. Kale KTJ-3200 jet engines are currently used in the SOM cruise missile and the Atmaca anti-ship missile. It is the first turbojet engine developed in Türkiye.[1] The engine was produced entirely domestically and without any ITAR restrictions.[2]

Design and Development

KTJ-3200 engine has begun to be developed to replace the French Microturbo TRI-40 jet engines used in the SOM missiles developed by Tübitak Sage. The first test was conducted in 2018.[3][4] The process was accelerated after France created difficulties in the sale of jet engines to Türkiye.[5] The first batch of KTJ-3200 engines was delivered to Roketsan on 21 November 2020.[6] It was announced that the first mass production KTJ-3200 engines were delivered to Roketsan in the first quarter of 2022.[7] On 10 March 2024, the KTJ-3200 engine was installed on the Atmaca missile and the first test launch was successfully made.[8] On 4 April 2025, a contract was signed between Kale Group and the Brazilian company SIATT for the use of KTJ-3200 in MANSUP anti-ship missiles.[9][10]

Specifications (KTJ-3200)

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Type: single-spool turbojet
  • Length: 630 mm (24.8 in)
  • Diameter: 330 mm (13 in)
  • Dry weight: 50 kg (110.2 lb)

Components

Performance


References

  1. ^ a b c "KTJ-3200". Kale Jet Engines. Archived from the original on 4 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Kale Arge KTJ Serisi Turbojet Motor Ailesi Uluslararası Pazara Hazırlanıyor!". defenceturkey.com (in Turkish). 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Yerli turbojet motoru başarıyla test edildi" (in Turkish). TRT. 21 June 2018.
  4. ^ "KTJ-3200 Turbojet motorunun kalifikasyon testleri başladı". savunmasanayist.com (in Turkish). 8 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Fransa ambargosuna yerli motor yanıtı" (in Turkish). TRT. 28 September 2023.
  6. ^ "SOM Füzesi'ne güç verecek KTJ-3200 turbojet motoru test edildi". savunmasanayist.com (in Turkish). 22 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Yerli ve Milli KTJ-3200 Turbojet Motor Atışlı Testlere Hazırlanıyor!". defenceturkey.com (in Turkish). 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Atmaca füzesi hedefini başarıyla vurdu" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 10 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Türk savunma sanayisinden ilk jet motoru ihracatı başarısı" (in Turkish). Anadolu Agency. 4 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Türkiye İlk Jet Motoru İhracatını Brezilya'ya Gerçekleştirdi!". savunmasanayist.com (in Turkish). 4 April 2025.
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