War in Ukraine, what is the Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2 and how it works

1/10

There is one device that is attracting a lot of attention in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine: is the Turkish drone Bayraktar TB2. He is allowing Kiev to destroy Russian artillery systems and armored vehicles. And this factor has made “the whole world” a customer. At least, according to the creator of the drone, Selcuk Bayraktar, as he writes Reuters

WATCH THE VIDEO: Ukrainian War, the Turkish drones that everyone wants

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 22: (---- EDITORIAL USE ONLY MANDATORY CREDIT -

2/10

BAYKAR / HANDOUT

Selcuk Bayraktar, who runs the Istanbul company with his brother, said drones have shown how technology is revolutionizing modern fighting

THE ARTICLE OF THE REUTERS

- DECEMBER 16: The first Turkish military drone lands at Gecitkale Airport, on December 16, 2019. Bayraktar TB2 armed unmanned aerial vehicles, stationed at Naval Air Base Command in Turkey's Aegean district of Dalaman, landed in TRNC at 10 am (0700GMT) following a green light from the government of the country. (Photo by Muhammed Enes Yildirim / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

3/10

The rest of the Bayraktar TB2 had already talked about the New Yorker, in early May, branding it as “The Turkish drone that changed the nature of war”

THE NEW YORKER ARTICLE

The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is pictured on December 16, 2019 at Gecitkale military airbase near Famagusta in the self-proclaimed Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). - The Turkish military drone was delivered to northern Cyprus amid growing tensions over Turkey's deal with Libya that extended its claims to the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean. The Bayraktar TB2 drone landed in Gecitkale Airport in Famagusta around 0700 GMT, an AFP correspondent said, after the breakaway northern Cyprus government approved the use of the airport for unmanned aerial vehicles. It followed a deal signed last month between Libya and Turkey that could prove crucial in the scramble for recently discovered gas reserves in the eastern Mediterranean. (Photo by Birol BEBEK / AFP) (Photo by BIROL BEBEK / AFP via Getty Images)

4/10

“The Bayraktar TB2 is doing what it was supposed to do: remove some of the most advanced anti-aircraft and artillery systems and armored vehicles, ”Bayraktar now explains

ISTANBUL, TURKEY - SEPTEMBER 21: Bayraktar TB2 drone performs during TEKNOFEST 2021 the Aviation, Space and Technology Festival at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey on September 21, 2021. (Photo by Muhammed Enes Yildirim / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

5/10

But how is the drone made? It has a wingspan of 12 meters and can fly up to 25,000 feet before destroying tanks and artillery with laser-guided armor-piercing bombs. It has also been used in conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh

What is the Zircon hypersonic missile that Russia tested in the Arctic Ocean

epa09979645 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, the highest body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU or EEU), via a videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, 27 May 2022. The meeting which is chaired by Kyrgyzstan, considers topical aspects of the EAEU activity and discusses the development of the EAEU's trade and economic cooperation with external partners. EPA / MIKHAIL METZEL / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

6/10

Always according to what to write Reutersalso the Russian president Vladimir Putin would have been interested in the weapon and the Ministry of Defense would have mentioned the drone at least 45 times in public since the invasion began on February 24th

epa09847079 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gives a press conference at the end of a Group of Seven (G7) Leaders meeting at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, 24 March 2022. EPA / STEPHANIE LECOCQ

7/10

The Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan said the demand for drones is very high. But Bayraktar said he can currently produce a maximum of 200 TB2 drones per year

8/10

BAYKAR / HANDOUT

In the photo, Bayraktar TB2 drones on the runway

epa09227772 A view of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones at the Incirlik air base, Turkey, 25 May 2021. The official visit of the Polish presidential couple to Turkey is underway. Poland has signed an agreement to purchase four sets with 24 unmanned aerial air apparatuses capable of carrying anti-tank missiles. EPA / LESZEK SZYMANSKI POLAND OUT

9/10

In the photo, the drone in the Turkish base of Incirlik

epa09227771 A view of the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones at the Incirlik air base, Turkey, 25 May 2021. The official visit of the Polish presidential couple to Turkey is underway. Poland has signed an agreement to purchase four sets with 24 unmanned aerial air apparatuses capable of carrying anti-tank missiles. EPA / LESZEK SZYMANSKI POLAND OUT

10/10

Another image from Turkey, in 2021

Source-tg24.sky.it

Related posts: