On April 22, 2026, Türkiye’s Roketsan signed a contract with Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence on providing Atmaca anti-ship missiles at the DSA 2026 exhibition in Kuala Lumpur.
The contract was signed to arm Malaysia’s Littoral Mission Ships, which are now under construction in Istanbul, with new-generation surface-to-surface missiles. Although the parties did not reveal the full scope of the deal, Naval News understands that it includes 24 ATMACA missiles valued at €79.5 million, or about RM369.2 million.
Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence declined to provide more information on the deal.
Malaysia signed a contract with STM on 10 June 2024 within the scope of the Littoral Mission Ship (LMS) Batch 2 project. Under the deal, three warships based on the Ada-class corvette design are to be built in Türkiye between 2024 and 2027, with STM serving as prime contractor, before being delivered to the Royal Malaysian Navy.
The corvettes are broadly based on the Ada-class design that has been operated by the Turkish Navy for more than a decade, though with some differences in weapons and sensor configuration. Their main striking power will be provided by the ATMACA anti-ship missile, an indigenous system developed by Turkish defence company Roketsan.
About ATMACA missile
ATMACA (means Hawk) is an all-weather, long range, precision strike, anti-ship cruise missile developed by Turkish missile manufacturer ROKETSAN. The Atmaca will replace Turkey’s existing inventory of Harpoon missiles gradually. The program began in 2009 to meet surface-to-surface cruise missile requirements of the Turkish Naval Forces. The prime contractor, Roketsan, started the design studies in September 2012.
The first ship-launched test was conducted by TCG Kinaliada on 03 November 2019. After several test firings in different scenarios, including GPS-free firing and operating in a tense electronic warfare environment, the missile passed all the tests and became ready for mass production. The missile passed the final tests in June 2021 and achieved IOC.
The missile features its global positioning system (GPS), inertial navigation system, barometric altimeter, and radar altimeter to navigate towards its target, while its active radar seeker pinpoints the target with high precision. Its data link provides missile with 3D mission planning, updating targets, reattacking, and terminating the mission. The missile is super sea-skimming as it approaches the target.
Atmaca technical data
- Length: 4,800 – 5,200 mm
- Weight: < 800 kg
- Range: 250 km (KARA ATMACA will have a range of +280 km)
- Guidance: Inertial Navigation System + Global Positioning System + Barometric Altimeter + Radar Altimeter
- Warhead Type: High Explosive with Penetration
- Warhead Weight: 250 kg
- Seeker: Active RF (ship-launched), IIR (land-launched)
