Turkey’s jet-powered fighter drone

Turkish defence firm Baykar has completed the maiden flight of its first jet-powered unmanned aerial combat vehicle (UCAV), as the company continues to help Ukraine fight Russian forces


Baykar Kizilelma UCAV

Operating altitude
35,000ft, 10,668m

Turbofan engine. 
Endurance
5 hours

Max takeoff weight
6,000kg

Cruise speed
0.6 mach, 735km/h

Payload
1,500kg

Fully automatic takeoff and landing from short runway aircraft carriers

Mission range
500nm, 926km


Baykar Bayraktar TB2

TB2 drone in service in 17 countries

Ukraine has received at least 50 armed TB2s since Russia’s February 24 invasion


Sources: Baykar, Defence Post, Middle East Eye, Reuters 
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