AKYA Explained: Türkiye’s First National Heavyweight Torpedo

AKYA is Türkiye’s first national heavyweight war torpedo, developed by Roketsan. Launched from submarines, AKYA is a high-speed, long-range undersea weapon usable against both enemy submarines and surface ships. With its design, software and subsystem codes entirely Turkish-owned, AKYA can be continuously upgraded thanks to its open architecture. After a successful warhead firing that sank the target ship, AKYA entered serial production and deliveries to submarines began. This dossier compiles AKYA’s capabilities, integration, delivery process and technical data from open sources.

Roketsan

Manufacturer

Heavyweight

War torpedo

Submarine

Launch platform

National

Open-architecture software

Contents: Tap each heading to expand or collapse — what AKYA is, guidance and range, MÜREN integration, delivery, specs and FAQ.

What is AKYA?

AKYA is a heavyweight war torpedo — a large-caliber, long-range undersea weapon with a powerful warhead. Launched from submarines, AKYA is one of the core elements of anti-submarine warfare and of attack against surface targets.

AKYA’s most important feature is being fully national: its design, software, codes and subsystems belong to Türkiye. This “open architecture” lets the torpedo be continuously updated without foreign restrictions and developed against new threats.

Guidance, speed and range

AKYA can detect and track its target itself with active and passive sonar guidance. Thanks to a wire and fiber-optic cable link to the submarine, it can also be steered by the operator even after launch; this two-tier guidance significantly increases hit probability.

Its high speed and long range let AKYA attack enemy ships from a safe distance. Its powerful warhead has, as seen in the successful test, a destructive effect capable of sinking the target ship with a single shot.

MÜREN integration and test

AKYA is integrated with the national MÜREN command-and-control (combat management) system installed on Preveze-class submarines. This means both the torpedo and the brain steering it are national, removing the submarines’ external dependence.

AKYA carried out its first warhead firing from the TCG Preveze submarine in the Eastern Mediterranean, hitting and sinking the target precisely. This successful test proved the system’s operational maturity and opened the way to serial production and delivery.

Technical specifications

Feature	Value
Class	Heavyweight war torpedo
Launch platform	Submarine (Preveze class, etc.)
Targets	Submarines + surface ships
Guidance	Active/passive sonar + wire/fiber-optic
Command system	National MÜREN integration
Software	Fully national, open architecture
Manufacturer	Roketsan

Delivery and significance

After successful tests, AKYA entered serial production and deliveries to the Turkish Navy’s submarines began. This means Türkiye can now arm its submarines with a national heavy weapon without depending on foreign torpedoes.

A heavyweight torpedo is an extremely complex technology only a few countries can develop. With AKYA, Türkiye joined this select group — increasing the strike power of its submarine fleet and gaining strategic independence.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AKYA?

AKYA is Türkiye’s first national heavyweight war torpedo, developed by Roketsan.

Where is AKYA launched from?

AKYA is launched from submarines (such as the Preveze class) and used against submarines and surface targets.

How is AKYA guided?

With active/passive sonar guidance; it can also be steered after launch via wire and fiber-optic cable.

Which system is AKYA integrated with?

With the national MÜREN command-and-control system installed on Preveze-class submarines.

Has AKYA been delivered?

Yes; after a successful warhead test, serial production began and deliveries to submarines started.

Who makes AKYA?

AKYA is produced by Roketsan.

Sources

AKYA is proof that the Turkish defense industry has achieved full independence not only in the air and on land but also underwater, one of the most demanding environments in engineering terms. A heavyweight torpedo requires an extremely precise combination of acoustic, hydrodynamic, propulsion and guidance technologies, which is why the number of countries that can achieve it does not exceed the fingers of one hand.

A submarine’s real striking power is its torpedo; however advanced, a submarine without a national heavyweight torpedo remains dependent on foreign suppliers at the critical moment. AKYA removes this dependence, placing the deterrence of Turkish submarines on a fully national footing.

AKYA’s open-architecture software is the system’s strongest future-oriented aspect. The torpedo’s software can be updated by national engineers for new target types, evolving countermeasures and a changing threat environment; this makes AKYA not a static product but a living system that continuously evolves.

Wire and fiber-optic cable guidance is one of heavyweight torpedoes’ most critical features, because it lets the torpedo be re-steered even after launch against a changing target or deceptive countermeasures. AKYA’s two-tier guidance makes it a high-accuracy weapon suited to the demands of modern anti-submarine warfare.

AKYA’s integration with the national MÜREN command-and-control system is a holistic example of nationalization in Turkish submarines. The torpedo and the combat-management system steering it both being national means the submarine’s entire strike chain is under Türkiye’s control end to end.

Developed under the ORKA project, AKYA is part of Türkiye’s long-term naval-systems vision. This vision aims to develop submarines, surface ships and their weapons and systems entirely with national means; AKYA forms the undersea strike-power leg of this big picture.

Gaining heavyweight-torpedo technology means not just a single weapon but many critical sub-technologies — acoustic sensors, undersea propulsion and precise guidance — taking root in Türkiye. This accumulation forms a solid foundation for future unmanned underwater vehicles and new-generation naval weapons.

In short, AKYA is a high-strategic-value weapon that places the Turkish Navy’s undersea strike power on a national footing. With its pinpoint test, serial production and deliveries to submarines under way, AKYA is becoming one of the strongest symbols of Türkiye’s deterrence in the Blue Homeland.