TÃÂBðTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute (), shortly TÃÂBðTAK SAGE, is a Turkish institution carrying out research and development projects on defense industry technology.
It was established in 1972 at Beà Âevler neighborhood in central Ankara under the name "Guided Vehicles Technology and Measurement Center" (Güdümlü Araçlar Teknoloji ve ÃÂlçüm Merkezi, GATÃÂM) by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (, TÃÂBðTAK). In 1983, the institution was renamed to "Ballistics Research Institute" (Balistik Araà Âtñrma Enstitüsü, BAE), and finally in 1988 it took its current name. The organization conducts research and development activities to meet the needs of the Turkish Armed Forces and national defense industry.
SAGE moved in 1993 to its new location in Lalahan village of Elmadaàdistrict, northeast of Ankara. The facility in Beà Âevler serves as Ankara Wind Tunnel. The institute also runs a site within the Middle East Technical University (ODTÃÂ).
The Stand-off Missile (, SOM) is a high-precision long-range cruise missile, which can be launched from land, sea and air platforms.
Certification efforts are in progress to enable the SOM missile for integration with both Turkish Air Force F-35 Lightning II and NATO allied F-35.
The HGK guidance kit (, HGK) is a GPS/INS guidance kit with flap out wings that converts 2000-lb Mark 84 bombs into smart weapons. It enables precision strike talent in all weather conditions with long range at a deviation of .
The KGK guidance kit (, KGK) a precision guidance wing kit that converts 1000-lb Mark 83 bombs and 500-lb Mark 82 bombs into long range fire-and-forget smart weapons.
The TOROS artillery rocket system (, TOROS) is an artillery rocket system consisting of both 230 and 260 mm caliber rockets fired from a launcher vehicle.
The NEB Bunker Buster (, NEB) is a bomb able to destroy the reinforced concrete fixed and buried targets by penetrating to them with desired time delay. It is compatible with HGK and GBU-10 Paveway II.
An Electronic Warfare Pod was developed by Tübitak for use in Turkish F-16s and tests began in 2022
The Electronic Support Pod (EDPOD) was developed by TUBITAK for use in Turkish F-16s and delivered to the Turkish Air Force in June 2025.
The GÃÂKSUR is a surface-to-air missile-based CIWS developed by the Turkish defense companies Aselsan and TÃÂBðTAK SAGE.
The GÃÂKTUàis a Turkish program to develop two indigenous air to air missiles, the GökdoÃÂan (Peregrine) and BozdoÃÂan (Merlin). The Peregrin will be a WVRAAM (within visual range air to air missile) with an IIR (imaging infrared) seeker while Merlin will be a BVRAAM (beyond visual range air-to-air missile equipped with an active radar seeker.