Mini Akıllı Mühimmat
MAM-L (left) and MAM-C (right)
TypeLaser-guided bomb
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Used bySee Users
WarsPKK conflict
Syrian civil war
Libyan civil war (2014–2020)
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Russian invasion of Ukraine
Tigray War
Production history
DesignerRoketsan
ManufacturerRoketsan
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Operational
range
MAM-C: 8 km
MAM-L: 15  km
MAM-T: 30 km to 80 km
Launch
platform
Baykar Bayraktar TB2 Baykar Bayraktar TB3
Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı
TAI Anka
TAI Aksungur
Vestel Karayel
TAI Hürkuş

Mini Akıllı Mühimmat (MAM), meaning "smart micro munition" is a family of laser-guided and/or GPS/INS guided bombs produced by Turkish defence industry manufacturer Roketsan.[1]

MAM has been developed for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), light attack aircraft, fighter aircraft and air–ground missions for low-payload-capacity air platforms. MAM can engage both stationary and moving targets with high precision.[2][3][4]

Combat use

Users of Roketsan MAM

Technical specifications

MAM-C[3]MAM-L[3]MAM-T[11][12][13]
Diameter 70 mm (2.8 in) 160 mm (6.3 in) 230 mm (9.1 in)
Length 970 mm (3 ft 2 in) 1 m (3 ft 3 in) 1.4 m (4 ft 7 in)
Weight 6.5 kg 22 kg 94 kg
Range 8 km 15 km 30+ km (UCAV)
60+ km (light attack aircraft)
80+ km (fighter aircraft)[14]
Seeker Semi-active laser Semi-active laser Semi-active laser
GPS/INS
Warhead types
  • Multi-purpose warhead (blast fragmentation, incendiary, & armor piercing)
  • High-explosive blast fragmentation
  • Tandem – effective against reactive armor
  • High-explosive blast fragmentation
  • Thermobaric
  • High-explosive blast fragmentation
Fuse
  • Impact
  • Proximity
Platforms Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft Unmanned aerial vehicles and light attack aircraft Unmanned aerial vehicles, light attack aircraft and fighter aircraft
Based on Roketsan Cirit Roketsan L-UMTAS Roketsan TRG-230
Manufacturer Roketsan[15] Roketsan[16] Roketsan[14]
  • MAM-L IIR features an imaging infrared seeker instead of an SAL seeker, an RF datalink, extended operational range in excess of 25 km, and slightly increased weight of 23 kg while retaining the baseline model's external appearance and warheads.[17]
  • MAM-T IIR features similar seeker changes with an improved mid-body wing kit, increased weight of 100 kg, a stated maximum range in excess of 50 km.[17]
Bayraktar TB2 loaded with MAM-L
TAI Anka loaded with MAM-L

Users

Mountable vehicles

See also

References

  1. ↑ GDC (2020-03-01). "Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Roketsan's Smart Micro Guided Munitions Boost Effectiveness of UAVs". Asian Military Review. 2019-03-25. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  3. 1 2 3 "MAM-L Boosts Effectiveness of UAVs". Defence Turkey Magazine. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  4. ↑ "Roketsan's Smart Micro Munition Product Family". Global Business Press. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  5. ↑ "OES operation diary" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-03-02.
  6. ↑ "Military scorecard of Operation Olive Branch". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  7. ↑ Roblin, Sebastien (2020-03-02). "Turkish Drones and Artillery Are Devastating Assad's Forces In Idlib Province-Here's Why". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  8. ↑ "Operation Claw 3 launched in northern Iraq: Turkey". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  9. ↑ Snell, Lindsey (2019-11-15). "PKK Spokesman on Turkey's Operation "Peace Spring"". The Investigative Journal. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  10. ↑ "How Ethiopia used a Turkish drone in a strike that killed nearly 60 civilians". The Washington Post. 7 February 2022. Weapon remnants recovered from the site of the strike by aid workers showed internal components and screw configurations that matched images of Turkish-made MAM-L munitions released by the weapons manufacturer. The MAM-L pairs exclusively with the Turkish-made TB-2 drone.
  11. ↑ "AKINCI fired its first shot with the new ammunition MAM-T". 2021-04-22.
  12. ↑ "Göklerde özgürlüğün yeni üyesi: MAM-T! 🚀 🇹🇷 #MAMT #Roketsan @SavunmaSanayii @Baykar_Savunma". Twitter. Roketsan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T | TurDef". www.turdef.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  14. 1 2 "AKINCI ilk atışını yeni mühimmat MAM-T ile gerçekleştirdi". Savunmasanayist. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "MAM-C Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  16. ↑ "MAM-L Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  17. 1 2 "IDEF 2023: Roketsan grows smart micro munition family with new variants". Janes Information Services. 28 July 2023. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023.
  18. ↑ GDC (2020-03-01). "Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L)". Global Defense Corp. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  19. ↑ "Saudi Arabia Produces Combat Drones after Turkey's Tech Transfer". defenseworld.net. 2021-01-18.
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