Mini Akıllı Mühimmat Explained

Mini Akıllı Mühimmat
Type:	Laser-guided bomb
Origin:	Turkey
Is Ranged:	Yes
Is Explosive:	Yes
Is Artillery:	Yes
Is Vehicle:	Yes
Is Missile:	Yes
Used By:	See Users
Wars:	PKK conflict Syrian civil war Libyan civil war (2014–2020) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russian invasion of Ukraine Tigray War
Designer:	Roketsan
Manufacturer:	Roketsan
Variants:	See Variants
Vehicle 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

• Operation Euphrates Shield^[5]
• Operation Olive Branch^[6]
• Operation Spring Shield^[7]
• Operation Claw^[8]
• 2019 Turkish offensive into north-eastern Syria^[9]
• Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
• Central Libya offensive
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
• Tigray War^[10]

Technical specifications

	MAM-C	MAM-L	MAM-T^[11] ^[12] ^[13]
Diameter	70mm	160mm	230mm
Length	970mm	1m (03feet)	1.4m (04.6feet)
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

• 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]

Users

• • ^[18]

Bangladesh Army

Government of National Accord

• • • • • ^[19]

Mountable vehicles

• Bayraktar Akıncı
• Bayraktar TB2
• TAI Aksungur
• TAI Anka
• TAI Hürkuş (basic trainer and ground attack aircraft for the Turkish Armed Forces)
• Vestel Karayel

See also

• Aselsan
• Baykar
  • • Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
• Turkish Aerospace Industries

Notes and References

1. Web site: GDC. 2020-03-01. Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L). 2021-07-22. Global Defense Corp. en-US.
2. Web site: Roketsan's Smart Micro Guided Munitions Boost Effectiveness of UAVs . 2019-03-25. Asian Military Review. en-US. 2020-03-02.
3. Web site: MAM-L Boosts Effectiveness of UAVs . Defence Turkey Magazine. 2020-03-02.
4. Web site: Roketsan's Smart Micro Munition Product Family . Global Business Press . en. 2020-03-02.
5. Web site: OES operation diary. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200302093006/https://setav.org/en/assets/uploads/2017/11/R97_Euphrates.pdf. 2020-03-02.
6. Web site: Military scorecard of Operation Olive Branch. www.aa.com.tr. 2020-03-02.
7. Web site: Roblin . Sebastien . 2020-03-02 . Turkish Drones and Artillery Are Devastating Assad's Forces In Idlib Province-Here's Why . 2020-03-09 . Forbes.
8. Web site: Operation Claw 3 launched in northern Iraq: Turkey. www.aa.com.tr. 2020-03-02.
9. Web site: PKK Spokesman on Turkey's Operation "Peace Spring". Snell. Lindsey. 2019-11-15. The Investigative Journal. en-US. 2020-03-02.
10. News: 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. Web site: 2021-04-22 . AKINCI fired its first shot with the new ammunition MAM-T .
12. Web site: Göklerde özgürlüğün yeni üyesi: MAM-T! #MAMT #Roketsan @SavunmaSanayii @Baykar_Savunma . 22 April 2021 . Twitter . Roketsan.
13. Web site: Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T TurDef . 2022-04-15 . www.turdef.com . en.
14. Web site: AKINCI ilk atışını yeni mühimmat MAM-T ile gerçekleştirdi . Savunmasanayist . 22 April 2021 . 22 April 2021.
15. Web site: MAM-C Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan. www.roketsan.com.tr. 2020-10-25.
16. Web site: MAM-L Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan. www.roketsan.com.tr. 2020-03-02.
17. Web site: 28 July 2023. IDEF 2023: Roketsan grows smart micro munition family with new variants. Janes Information Services. https://web.archive.org/web/20230730215934/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/idef-2023-roketsan-grows-smart-micro-munition-family-with-new-variants. 30 July 2023. live.
18. Web site: GDC. 2020-03-01. Roketsan Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L). 2021-07-22. Global Defense Corp. en-US.
19. Web site: 2021-01-18. Saudi Arabia Produces Combat Drones after Turkey's Tech Transfer. defenseworld.net.