Roketsan Akya
Akya is a new-generation heavyweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy. As of 2021, its tests completed, and it went in serial production. "Akya" is the Turkish name of Leerfish. History
The heavyweight torpedo project was initiated by the ArMerKom ("Research Center Command") of the Turkish Navy in 2009. Roketsan was signed for the realization. The serial production of Akya started in 2021 after the test firings successfully completed in 2020, which began by July 2013. It is planned that the Reis-class, Preveze-class and Gür-class submarines will be eqipped with Akya. It will replace the torpedoes of type Mk 14, Mk 23, Mk 24 (Tigerfish) Mod.2 , Mk 37 Mod.2 & Mod.3 and SST-4 Mod.0. Features
Powered by a brushless DC electric motor and counter-rotating propellers using high-energy electrochemical batteries, Akya is able to achieve  a speed exceeding  and a range of more than . It has a proximity sensor and an underwater shock-insensitive warhead  in weight. Externally wire-guided with a fiber-optic cable, the heavyweight torpedo has active/passive sonar head and is capable of acoustic countermeasure, wake homing. The  heavy torpedo is  long and has a diameter of . See also
 Black Shark
 DM2A4
 K731 White Shark
 K761 Tiger Shark
 Mk 48
 Spearfish
 Tigerfish
 Type 89
 Type 65
 Varunastra (torpedo)
 Yu-6

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Torpedoes of Turkey
Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
Akya