The TRG-300 Kasirga, also marketed as the TRG-300 Tiger/Kaplan family, is a Turkish 300 mm guided rocket-artillery system built by Roketsan for long-range precision fires. The cataloged conflict evidence places it in Turkish service in Syria, in Turkish-supported GNA service context in Libya, and in Azerbaijani service during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
Turkish forces fielded TRG-300 Tiger/Kaplan guided rockets during the Idlib phase of the Syrian Civil War; Jamestown reported Tiger MLRS deployments to the front lines during the February 2020 escalation, and M5 reported TRG-300 Kaplan use in Operation Spring Shield against Syrian regime forces.
Role detailsThe Clingendael Institute lists TRG-300 Tiger tactical missiles among the systems Turkey deployed during its 2019-2020 military intervention in favor of the Government of National Accord, supporting a GNA-side fielding row without confirming a specific launch or strike.
Azerbaijani forces fielded the Turkish TRG-300 Kasirga/Tiger family during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war; CSIS identifies it among Azerbaijan's long-range rocket-artillery systems, and a Hetq investigation reported Azerbaijani use of TRG-300 rockets in the October 2020 strike on Shushi's Ghazanchetsots Cathedral.
The page treats Kasirga as the wider Turkish 300 mm rocket lineage and TRG-300 as Roketsan's current guided missile name. Tiger, Kaplan, and K+ appear in manufacturer or specialist sources for the guided member, while current Roketsan product pages use the plain TRG-300 designation.
IISS links TR-300 Kasirga to Project-K and Chinese WS-1 technology support, then separates the later TRG-300/Kaplan/K+ as the INS-GNSS guided member with much tighter accuracy.
Roketsan's web page lists Block II as the 20-90 km, 660 kg, 180 kg-warhead missile and Block III as the 30-120 km, 585 kg, 105 kg-warhead missile; the downloadable PDF uses Block 1A for the 30-120 km class.
Roketsan states that TRG-300 can be launched from its MBRL Weapon System and other compatible-interface platforms, and the current TRG-300 PDF also lists Landing Ships Tank (LST). The MBRL page lists 2 x 2 TRG-300 tubes, 6x6 or 8x8 tactical wheeled vehicles, and a battery with command, launcher, ammunition supply, meteorology, maintenance, and mission vehicles.
Kasirga is used for the wider Turkish 300 mm rocket lineage, while TRG-300 is Roketsan's current guided missile name. Public sources also use Tiger, Kaplan, and K+ for the guided member; Roketsan's current technical literature splits the guided missile into heavy-warhead and longer-range block configurations, with inconsistent Blok 1A and Block III labels for the 30-120 km class.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| TR-300 Kasirga | Unguided lineage member | IISS traces the locally produced TR-300 Kasirga to the 1997 Project-K arrangement and describes it as the unguided predecessor from which later TRG-300/Kaplan/K+ guided versions developed. Sources: From Ballistics to Cruise: Turkiye's Missile Developments |
| TRG-300 Blok 1A / Block III | Longer-range 300 mm guided rocket branch | Roketsan's 2024 PDF lists Blok 1A at 585 kg, 5.6 m length, and 30-120 km range; the current product page uses Block-III for a 585 kg, 30-120 km rocket with GPS/GLONASS-aided inertial guidance. Sources: TRG-300 Guided Missile, TRG-300 Product PDF |
| TRG-300 Block II | Heavier 300 mm guided rocket branch | Roketsan lists Block II at 660 kg with a 20-90 km range, a 180 kg high-explosive steel-ball warhead, point-detonating/proximity fuzing, and 10 m or better CEP. Sources: TRG-300 Guided Missile, TRG-300 Product PDF |
IISS traces the Kasirga family to a Turkish Ministry of National Defence agreement with CPMIEC that paired imported WS-1 rockets with technical and material support for Roketsan production.
Sources: From Ballistics to Cruise: Turkiye's Missile Developments
Roketsan's corporate history lists the Kasirga artillery rocket entering the Turkish Armed Forces inventory in 1998.
Sources: Roketsan About Us
IISS describes the guided TRG-300, also called K+ or Kaplan, as entering Turkish service in 2016 before export to Azerbaijan and Bangladesh.
Sources: From Ballistics to Cruise: Turkiye's Missile Developments
AzerNews reported that Azerbaijan received T-300 Kasirga systems from Turkey before the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.
Sources: Turkey Supplies T-300 Kasirga Rocket System to Azerbaijan
Roketsan named TRG-300 TIGER among the systems displayed for the first time at IDEF 2017, supporting Tiger as a manufacturer-used public designation.
Sources: Indigenous Rocket and Missile Center Showcased at IDEF 2017
Hetq's investigation attributed remnants from the Ghazanchetsots Cathedral strike in Shushi to a TRG-300 rocket fired by Azerbaijani forces.
Sources: Azerbaijani Military Used Turkish Rockets to Hit Shushi Cathedral
TurDef reported that Bangladesh publicly exhibited newly inducted Roketsan T-300 Tiger systems in June 2021, after earlier reporting that TRG-300 Tiger systems would be delivered to the Bangladesh Army by June.
Sources: Roketsan's TRG-300 Tiger Exhibited in Bangladesh
