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🇹🇷 Bayraktar TB2
Air · Baykar · 2014
Medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) armed/reconnaissance UAV — precision strike with MAM laser-guided munitions; the world's most combat-proven unmanned aircraft.
Specifications
- Class: MALE armed UAV
- Payload: 150 kg (4 stations)
- Range: ~300 km (operational)
- Endurance: >24 hours (record 27 h)
- Ceiling: ~8,200 m (27,000 ft)
- Guidance: RF-link (command) — vulnerable to EW
- Munitions: MAM-L / MAM-C (laser)
- Cost: ~$5M/aircraft (cheaper than manned)
Beats: Zırhlı / topçu (hassas vuruş), izole · kısa-menzil hava savunma
Loses to: Modern EW (RF kesimi), avcı + katmanlı uzun-menzil SAM
Gained fame destroying armor and air defenses (Pantsir, etc.) in Libya, Karabakh and Ukraine. 1M+ fleet flight hours; 30+ operators. Fragile under strong EW and modern long-range SAM.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Baykar): Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Bayraktar Akıncı, Bayraktar TB3, Bayraktar KEMANKEŞ, K2 Kamikaze İHA, Sivrisinek, Bayraktar KALKAN, Bayraktar Mini İHA
Related systems (Air): KAAN, ANKA-3, Vyriy OPTO 10, Skydagger, AKBABA, GÖKTUĞ (Gökdoğan/Bozdoğan), SOM, ÇAKIR, MAM-L, MAM-T