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🇹🇷 Sivrisinek
Air · Baykar + NASTP (Pakistan) · 2023
Baykar–Pakistan (NASTP) joint loitering munition (formerly YIHA-III) — low-cost, swarm-capable, GNSS-independent guided one-way attack (kamikaze) UAV.
Specifications
- Type: Loitering munition / one-way attack (kamikaze) UAV — YIHA-III
- Range: ~100 km tactical · UM variant up to 1,000 km · UMX ~900 km
- Endurance: ~100–120 min (long-range variant claims 9+ hours)
- Speed: ~102 km/h cruise · ~130 km/h dive
- Warhead: ~35 kg Roketsan OMTAS warhead (fuselage derived from OMTAS missile)
- Guidance: GNSS (UM) / AI-EO GNSS-independent (UMX); swarm data-link
- Launch: Catapult or runway (with landing gear)
- Engine: DLE-170 piston pusher-propeller (Chinese-made engine)
Beats: Sürü hâlinde ucuz baskıyla hava savunmayı doygunlaştırma, GNSS-engelli ortamda YZ-EO ile sabit/yavaş hedef
Loses to: Aktif C-UAS / EW ve nokta-savunma, hızlı/çevik hava hedefi (yavaş pistonlu)
NOT a brand-new 2026 design — this is the YIHA-III that has been in service since 2023, publicly announced by Baykar under the name 'Sivrisinek'. TR–Pakistan (NASTP) joint programme. The '1,000+ km' manufacturer claim applies to the long-range variant; tactical range is ~100 km. Field use reports are at OSINT level; manufacturer confirmation is limited.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Baykar + NASTP (Pakistan)): Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, Bayraktar TB3, Bayraktar KEMANKEŞ, K2 Kamikaze İHA, 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