Munitions

MAM-L guided bomb

Also known as
  • MAM-L
  • MAM L
  • Mini Akilli Muhimmat-L
  • Mini Akıllı Mühimmat MAM-L
  • MAM-L Smart Micro Munition
  • Roketsan MAM-L

The MAM-L is a Turkish laser-guided smart micro munition built by Roketsan for UAVs and light attack aircraft. Official Roketsan data lists a 22 kg, 160 mm weapon with laser guidance, alternative warheads, and a 15 km range, while conflict reporting documents MAM-L use from Bayraktar TB2-class armed drones in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, Somalia, and Tigray.

MAM-L guided bomb, Laser-guided smart micro munition, Munitions
Image source: Roketsan MAM-L - IDET 2017

Role in Conflicts

2011 Syrian Civil War
Long-Range StrikeInterdiction
Side
Turkey

Used by Turkish TB2 and ANKA-S drones during Operation Spring Shield in Idlib; Jamestown reported that both UAV types carried Roketsan MAM-L and MAM-C smart munitions and that MAM-L was highlighted as the primary munition in the campaign.

Role details
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Turkey
Built by
Roketsan
Type
Laser-guided smart micro munition
Service note
2010s-present
Designer
Roketsan
Produced
2010s-present

Specifications

Diameter
160 mm
Length
1 m
Weight
22 kg
Range
15 km
Guidance
Laser seeker
Warhead
Armor-piercing, high-explosive blast-fragmentation, or thermobaric
Fuze
Impact or proximity
Launch platforms
UAVs and light attack aircraft
Guidance And Target Set

Roketsan presents MAM-L as a low-weight air-to-ground munition for UAVs and light attack aircraft rather than a general-purpose bomb. The baseline model uses laser guidance, while the MAM-L IIR sheet describes an imaging-infrared seeker version with a longer published range and man-in-the-loop trajectory options.

Baseline seeker

Laser seeker on a 22 kg munition with a 15 km published range.

IIR variant

Imaging-infrared guidance, 25+ km published range, and 23 kg listed weight.

Target set

Roketsan lists armored vehicles, main battle tanks, personnel, radar antennas, and other ground targets across the baseline and IIR data.

Variants

MAM-L is the baseline laser-guided member of Roketsan's MAM smart micro munition family; later seeker variants add imaging-infrared or television guidance for different target-acquisition conditions.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
MAM-L IIRImaging-infrared seeker variant

Roketsan's MAM-L IIR sheet identifies an imaging infrared guided air-to-surface version with 25+ km range, 23 kg weight, trajectory-selection features, and UAV or fixed-wing integration.

Sources: MAM-L IIR technical sheet

MAM-L TVTelevision-seeker tested variant

Baykar's repost of Janes reporting says Akıncı firing trials used a MAM-L fitted with a television seeker for target-acquisition conditions such as cloud cover.

Sources: Baykar integrating more weapons on Akinci

MAM-C guided bomb, Laser-guided smart micro munition, MunitionsMAM-C guided bombLighter MAM family guided bomb

Baykar and Roketsan material group MAM-C with MAM-L as UAV-carried smart micro munitions, with MAM-C occupying the smaller 70 mm class.

Sources: Payload Systems, MAM-L Smart Micro Munition

Carrier UAVs

Official Baykar material places MAM-L on Turkish armed UAVs, while Roketsan frames the munition around UAV and light-attack aircraft missions.

CarrierCarrier typeCarriage evidence
Bayraktar TB2, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsBayraktar TB2Medium-altitude long-endurance UCAV

Baykar lists MAM-L among the TB2's national munitions and describes the aircraft as configured for precision strike with smart munition integrations.

Sources: Bayraktar TB2, MAM-L Smart Micro Munition

Bayraktar Akıncı, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Aircraft & UAVsBayraktar AkıncıUnmanned combat aerial vehicle

Baykar lists MAM-L among Akıncı's national munitions and separately describes Akıncı firing trials with television-seeker MAM-L variants.

Sources: Bayraktar AKINCI, Baykar integrating more weapons on Akinci

Timeline

MAM-L guided bomb Key Events

  1. Turkish drones carry MAM-L in Idlib

    Jamestown reported that Turkish TB2 and ANKA-S drones carried Roketsan MAM-L and MAM-C smart munitions during Operation Spring Shield in Idlib.

    Sources: Turkey's Drone Blitz Over Idlib

  2. GNA drone campaign in western Libya

    GIS Reports described the Turkey-supported GNA offensive and its drone fleet using MAM-L precision munitions during the western Libya campaign.

    Sources: Libya: Turkey has become a game changer in the civil war

  3. Documented in Nagorno-Karabakh operations

    PISM and RUSI linked Azerbaijani TB2s carrying MAM-L-class smart munitions to reconnaissance and precision strikes during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.

    Sources: The Military Dimension of the Conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, The Democratisation of Precision Strike in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

  4. MAM-L remnants identified at Dedebit

    Human Rights Watch and U.N. investigators identified MAM-L remnants after the January 2022 Dedebit strike in Tigray.

    Sources: Ethiopia: Airstrike on Camp for Displaced Likely War Crime, Dedebit MAM-L remnant analysis

  5. Snake Island naval strike reporting

    U.S. Army OE Watch and Naval News cited reporting that Ukrainian TB2 strikes on Russian patrol and landing craft near Snake Island used Roketsan MAM-L smart munitions.

    Sources: Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in Ukraine, Russian Serna-class LCU becomes the new victim of TB2 Drone

  6. MAM-L fragments documented in Somalia

    Amnesty International identified MAM-L glide-bomb fragments from TB2 drone strikes during Somali security operations in Lower Shabelle.

    Sources: Somalia: Death of 23 civilians in military strikes with Turkish drones may amount to war crimes

  7. Akıncı test set includes MAM-L TV

    Baykar said Akıncı had tested MAM-L and MAM-L TV among a broader set of Turkish precision-guided munitions.

    Sources: Bayraktar AKINCI surpasses 100000 flight hours

Media

MAM-L guided bomb Videos

MAM-L guided bomb Images

MAM-L guided bomb, Laser-guided smart micro munition, Munitions - view 1
Source: Roketsan MAM-L Mini Akilli Muhimmat, Teknofest 2019
MAM-L guided bomb, Laser-guided smart micro munition, Munitions - view 2
Source: MAM-T Munition alongside MAM-L and MAM-C
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Sources

MAM-L Smart Micro MunitionPublisher: Roketsan | Note: Supports manufacturer background, technical specifications, mission scope, target set, warhead options, and standard laser-guided MAM-L configuration. | Accessed: 2026-07-02MAM-L IIR technical sheetPublisher: Roketsan | Note: Supports the MAM-L IIR seeker, range, weight, dimensions, target set, and platform-integration distinction. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Arms transfers to conflict zones: The case of Nagorno-KarabakhPublisher: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict use: MAM-L guided bombs were delivered to and fielded by Azerbaijan on Bayraktar TB2 UAVs shortly before and during the 2020 war. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Somalia: Death of 23 civilians in military strikes with Turkish drones may amount to war crimesPublisher: Amnesty International | Note: Supports 1991 Somali Civil War post-2006 al-Shabaab phase direct use: MAM-L glide-bomb fragments were identified after March 2024 TB2 drone strikes during Somali military operations against al-Shabaab. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Turkey's Drone Blitz Over IdlibPublisher: The Jamestown Foundation | Note: Supports 2011 Syrian Civil War direct use: Turkish TB2 and ANKA-S drones carried MAM-L and MAM-C smart munitions during the Idlib campaign. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Turkish-Made Bayraktar TB2 Drones Play Important Role in UkrainePublisher: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command OE Watch | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct use: Ukrainian TB2 attacks near Snake Island were reported as using Roketsan MAM-L smart munitions. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Russian Serna-class LCU becomes the new victim of TB2 DronePublisher: Naval News | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct use: Ukrainian TB2 attacks on Raptor-class patrol boats and a Serna-class landing craft were reported as using Roketsan MAM-L smart munitions. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Libya: Turkey has become a game changer in the civil warPublisher: GIS Reports | Note: Supports 2014 Second Libyan Civil War direct use: the Turkey-supported GNA drone fleet was described as using MAM-L munitions during the 2019-2020 western Libya fighting. | Accessed: 2026-07-02The Military Dimension of the Conflict over Nagorno-KarabakhPublisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict use: MAM-L and MAM-C munitions were used by Azerbaijani Bayraktar TB2 drones for reconnaissance, strikes beyond the front line, and attacks on Armenian weaponry. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The Democratisation of Precision Strike in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictPublisher: Royal United Services Institute | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict use: MAM-L smart micro munitions were fielded by Azerbaijani TB2 UAVs for hunter-killer precision-strike raids against Armenian forces. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Ethiopia: Airstrike on Camp for Displaced Likely War CrimePublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports 2020 Tigray War use: MAM-L guided bombs were used by Ethiopian government drone forces in the January 2022 Dedebit strike in Tigray. | Accessed: 2026-06-22Dedebit MAM-L remnant analysisPublisher: United Nations Human Rights Council | Note: Supports 2020 Tigray War direct use: U.N. investigators compared Dedebit remnants with MAM-L bomb features and manufacturer information. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Ethiopian airstrike on Dedebit camp in Tigray killed dozens with Turkish-made dronePublisher: The Washington Post | Note: Supports 2020 Tigray War use: Turkish-made MAM-L munitions were used by Ethiopian armed drones in the January 2022 Dedebit strike in Tigray. | Accessed: 2026-06-22Roketsan MAM-L - IDET 2017Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of the MAM-L displayed at IDET 2017. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Roketsan MAM-L Mini Akilli Muhimmat, Teknofest 2019Publisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph of the MAM-L at Teknofest 2019. | Accessed: 2026-06-20MAM-T Munition alongside MAM-L and MAM-CPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY-SA 4.0 photograph showing the MAM family, including MAM-L and MAM-C, at Eurosatory 2022. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Bayraktar TB2Publisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's official TB2 product context, including MAM-L and MAM-C national munitions and precision-strike configuration. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Bayraktar AKINCIPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's official Akıncı product context, including MAM-L and MAM-C national munitions and the UCAV's 1,500 kg payload class. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Payload SystemsPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's payload-system description of MAM-L as a Roketsan laser-guided bomb developed from UMTAS for armed UAVs. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Baykar integrating more weapons on AkinciPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports MAM-L TV and Akıncı firing-trial context through Baykar's repost of Janes reporting on television-seeker MAM-L trials. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Bayraktar AKINCI surpasses 100000 flight hoursPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Akıncı munition-integration context, including Baykar's statement that MAM-L and MAM-L TV have been tested on the UCAV. | Accessed: 2026-07-02