FIREPOWER
80
MOBILITY
72
PROTECTION
20
SENSORS
84
COMBAT VALUE
77
UNIT COST
$5.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITYTypedrone
Categorydrone
Country🇹🇷Turkey
ContractorBaykar Defense
Statusactive
Generation4 Generation
Introduced2014
Service StatusActive
Data SourceBaykar Technology Fact Sheet / Turkish Defense Industry Agency
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDITEW SUITE
80/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
55/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEETLength6.5 m
Width12 m
Height2.2 m
Weight650 kg
Max Speed222 km/h
Range300 km
Endurance27 hrs
Ceiling8,200 m
Fuel Capacity300 L
PowerplantRotax 912 internal combustion engine (100 hp)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
4 RDS AMMOPRIMARY WEAPON
SECONDARY WEAPONS
GUIDED MISSILES
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORSRadarEQUIPPED
Aselsan CATS (Common Aperture Targeting System) electro-optical / IR pod(25 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDITPRIME CONTRACTOR90% WORKSHARE
Baykar Defense🇹🇷
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇹🇷
Rotax 912 iS / TEI-PD170 TurbodieselVendor: Rotax / TEI (Tusas Engine Industries)Thrust/Power: 100 hp / 170 hp
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇹🇷
Aselsan Koral & Indigenous Avionics ComputerManufacturer: AselsanArchitecture: UAV Mission Computer
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇹🇷
MAM-L / MAM-C Smart Micro MunitionsVendor: RoketsanPayload: Laser-Guided Precision Glide
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇹🇷
Aselsan CATS Electro-Optical Reconnaissance SystemVendor: Aselsan
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 28nm Industrial Grade
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITYArmor Compositionnone
CountermeasuresLow radar cross-section carbon-fiber composite airframe
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISRTactical RadioDual-redundant line-of-sight digital data link and satellite uplink
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems
UNMANNEDAutonomy Levelsemi-autonomous
Control Radius300 km
Payload Capacity150 kg
Loiter Endurance27 hrs
Swarm CapabilityYes
AI AssistedYes
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDITUnit Purchase Cost$5,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$250,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$120,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
4 Operator Nations~304 Active Units
| Operator Nation | Deployment Status | Estimated Fleet Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇷Turkey | Domestic Operator | 200units |
| 🇺🇦Ukraine | Export Operator | 50units |
| 🇦🇿Azerbaijan | Export Operator | 30units |
| 🇵🇱Poland | Export Operator | 24units |
Combat History
Syrian Civil War
Effective
2020
Victories: 15
Losses: 5
Victories: 15
Losses: 5
Nagorno-Karabakh
Highly effective
2020
Victories: 25
Losses: 2
Victories: 25
Losses: 2
Russo-Ukrainian War
Effective
2022
Victories: 20
Losses: 8
Victories: 20
Losses: 8
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
80/100
Mobility
72/100
Protection
20/100
Sensors
84/100
Reliability
88/100
Maintainability
90/100
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DOMAIN PEERSAdditional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOGIntelligence SourceBaykar Technology Fact Sheet / Turkish Defense Industry Agency
Last Verification Date2026-10-07