MAM (Smart Micro Munition)

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
MAM-L (left) and MAM-C (right)
TypeLaser-guided bomb
Place of originTurkey
Service history
Used bySee Users
WarsPKK conflict
Syrian civil war
Libyan war
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
Production history
DesignerRoketsan
ManufacturerRoketsan
VariantsSee Variants
Specifications
Operational
range
MAM-C: 8 km
MAM-L: 15  km
MAM-T: 30 km to 80 km

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

Operations in which the munitions have been used:

Users of Roketsan MAM

Technical specifications
MAM-CMAM-LMAM-T
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)[12]
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[13] Roketsan[14] Roketsan[12]
Bayraktar TB2 loaded with MAM-L
TAI Anka loaded with MAM-L

Variants

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. "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. "EFES Exercise". www.idef.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  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. 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.
  11. "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.
  12. "AKINCI ilk atışını yeni mühimmat MAM-T ile gerçekleştirdi". Savunmasanayist. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. "MAM-C Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  14. "MAM-L Smart Micro Munition – Roketsan". www.roketsan.com.tr. Retrieved 2020-03-02.
  15. "AKINCI fired its first shot with the new ammunition MAM-T". 2021-04-22.
  16. "Göklerde özgürlüğün yeni üyesi: MAM-T! 🚀 🇹🇷 #MAMT #Roketsan @SavunmaSanayii @Baykar_Savunma". Twitter. Roketsan. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  17. "Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T | TurDef". www.turdef.com. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  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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