Turkey to launch SOM missile production

Turkish Minister for Science Nihat Ergun said that the country is ready to launch production of own ballistic missiles called SOM, MIGnews.com reports.

The missile has a range of 300 km. It is the first step of Turkey towards building missiles with a range of 2500 km. Turkey says that it needs such high range missiles to enforce stability and overcome repercussions of the Arab Spring.