SOM Cruise Missile has been in TurAF service since 2011. The development and qualification of other SOM variants, SOM-C1/C2 with Anti-Ship and Datalink capability are continuing.
SOM-A Missile
• Missile Weight ~ 1350 lb. (620 kg)
• High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Inertial Navigation System (INS)
• Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN)
SOM-B1 Missile
SOM-B1 is designed against soft targets similar to SOM-A. In addition, it has Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) seeker.
• Missile Weight ~ 1350 lb. (620 kg)
• High Explosive Blast-Fragmentation Warhead
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Inertial Navigation System (INS)
• Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN)
• Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker
• Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)
SOM-B2 Missile
SOM-B2 is designed against hard targets. It has a Dual Stage Tandem Penetrating Warhead.
• Missile Weight ~1450 lb. (660 kg)
• Dual Stage Tandem Penetrating Warhead
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Inertial Navigation System (INS)
• Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN)
• Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker
• Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)
SOM-J Missile
SOM-J is the variant of the SOM Missile System Family specially designed for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) internal/external carriage and used against highly defended, anti-access and high value stationary ground and moving maritime targets.
• Missile Weight ~1100 lb. (500 kg)
• Semi-Armor Piercing Warhead
• Global Positioning System (GPS)
• Inertial Navigation System (INS)
• Terrain Referenced Navigation (TRN)
• Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker
• Automatic Target Acquisition (ATA)
• Network Enabled Weapon (NEW) Capability
• Universal Armament Interface (UAI) Compatibility
• Off-Board, On-Board and In-Flight Mission Planning Capability