TAYFUN Block-4 Hypersonic Ballistic Missile Goes into Mass Production

ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkin announced that the TAYFUN Block-4 ballistic missile will go into mass production in a very short time.

A new phase is being entered in the TAYFUN program in Turkey's ballistic missile family. ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkin announced in his statement on September 30, 2026 that TAYFUN Block-4 will go into mass production in a very short time.

The second stated that the Block-2 and Block-3 variants of TAYFUN are currently in mass production, and that the production process for Block-4 will start in a short time. The statement shows that the mass production target previously set for 2026 is now approaching the implementation stage.

There is also an important calendar for Block-3 in the TAYFUN family. ROKETSAN states that Block-3 production has started and this variant is planned to enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory in 2026.

According to Murat İkik's latest statement, while the production and delivery process of Block-3 continues, Block-4 will then be put into operation. Thus, the production and delivery processes of different blocks of the TAYFUN family will be carried out in the same period.

TAYFUN Block-4 is developed by ROKETSAN as a more advanced variant of the TAYFUN family. The system was shown to the public for the first time within the scope of IDEF 2025.

In his last statement, ROKETSAN General Manager Murat Ikinci defined Blok-4 as the "top segment product" of the TAYFUN family. Second also stated that Block-4 is one of the TYFUN variants that reaches hypersonic speeds and has a larger warhead.

However, ROKETSAN has not disclosed detailed technical data regarding the official range, maximum speed, warhead weight or operational use profile of Block-4. For this reason, all publicly available range and performance figures should not be considered as confirmed technical specifications.

The mass production schedule for Block-4 was not announced yesterday for the first time. ROKETSAN General Manager Murat İkin said in his statement in August 2025 that Block-4 was planned to go into mass production as of 2026.

In February 2026, İkik announced that the production and deliveries of TAYFUN's existing blocks were continuing, and that Block-4 would be put into mass production in the same year after successful tests.

In the statements made in September 2026, the schedule became clearer and it was stated that Block-4 was planned to enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory very soon. The last statement on September 30 revealed that the mass production phase will start in a very short time.

Increasing ROKETSAN's missile production capacity with its new production facilities is one of the important topics of the TAYFUN program.

Second, he stated that production quantities were increased in new facilities and deliveries of both TAYFUN and other cruise missiles were accelerated. In the statement made by ROKETSAN in March 2026, it was announced that the mass production and deliveries of TAYFUN were continuing as planned.

In this respect, putting Block-4 into mass production does not only mean adding a new variant to the production line. It is aimed to carry out the production, delivery and development processes of different blocks in the TAYFUN family in the same period.

One of the important indicators of the technological development in the TAYFUN family was the moving sea target test of Block-3.

According to ROKETSAN's previous statements, Block-3 carried out a test to hit a moving sea target. ROKETSAN General Manager İkik stated in his statement in September that this test was a part of the work to add new technologies to the TAYFUN family.

Block-4 constitutes the next stage of this development line. However, all the details regarding the technical features that differentiate Block-4 from Block-3 have not yet been disclosed to the public.

According to current statements, the process for TAYFUN Block-4 proceeds as follows:

Block-4 development studies: Ongoing.

Testing process: It is carried out in line with the planned schedule.

Mass production: It is expected to start very soon.

TSK inventory: It was previously announced by ROKETSAN with the statement "very soon".

Exact delivery date and quantity: Not announced yet.

Range and detailed performance values: Not officially announced.

Therefore, the most important aspect of the statement on September 30 is that it is directly confirmed by ROKETSAN that TAYFUN Block-4 has reached a point very close to the transition from the development phase to mass production.

With the latest statement of ROKETSAN, it has become clear that while the mass production of Block-2 and Block-3 in the TAYFUN family continues, there is a short time left for the start of the production process for Block-4.

It is planned that Block-3 will enter the Turkish Armed Forces inventory in 2026, and then the mass production and delivery process of Block-4 will begin. The exact production quantity, first delivery date and detailed technical specifications of Block-4 have not yet been announced by ROKETSAN.