Turkish attack drones will soon be able to hit not only ground armored vehicles on the battlefield, but also to fight aircraft. The plans of the Turkish company Baykar, producing drones called Bayraktar, equip drones with missiles “air-to-air”.
Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akıncı combat drones will receive guided missiles of the class “air-to-air”. How the company plans, UAVs will not only be able to shoot down enemy drones in the air, but also enemy planes and helicopters. According to the CEO of the company Haluk Bayraktar, equipping drones with such a missile will allow them to shoot down kamikaze drones used by Russia in Ukraine, causing significant damage to critical infrastructure.
Soon our Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar Akıncı will have missiles of the class “air-to-air” not only to destroy drones, but also to counter enemy aircraft… We are testing- he said.
Baykar signed a contract with Roketsan at the SAHA Expo-2022 aerospace exhibition in Istanbul, providing for the integration of Sungur anti-aircraft missiles into the arsenal of drones, with the help of which it is planned to shoot down Russian kamikaze drones in Ukraine.
sungur – proven ammunition, especially against moving targets, such as helicopters and drones. Using it with our drones as a missile class “air-to-air” will change the rules of the game – said Roketsan CEO Murat Ikinci.
Baykar plans to replace expensive anti-aircraft missiles with its drones, currently used to destroy helicopters and drones, including kamikaze drones.
