Very impressive! Turkey of all places?
Apparently, the Ukraine made best use of these military drones in their defense against the war of aggression by Putin the Terrible! Presumably, several dozens of these drones have been deployed by the Ukraine in this war.
"The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by the Turkish company Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., primarily for the Turkish Armed Forces. The aircraft are monitored and controlled by an aircrew in a ground control station, including weapons employment. The development of the UAV has been largely credited to Selçuk Bayraktar, a former MIT graduate student.
By November 2021, the TB2 drone had completed 400,000 flight-hours globally. ..."
Some basic flight performance criteria & technical specifications: "
- 18,000 Feet Operational Altitude
- 27 Hours Maximum Airtime
- Fully Automatic Flight Control and 3 Redundant Autopilot System (Triple Redundant)
- Fully Automatic Landing and Take-off Feature Without Dependence on Ground Systems
- Navigation with Internal Sensor Fusion Without Dependency on GPS
- 25,000 Feet Max Altitude
- Communication Range <300 km
- Travel - Maximum Speed 70 knot - 120 knot
- Payload Capacity 150 kg
- Payload - ISR: Switchable EO/IR/LD or Multi-Purpose AESA Radar
- Payload - Munitions: 4 Laser Guided Smart Ammunition "
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