{"id":49168,"date":"2025-06-02T14:39:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=49168"},"modified":"2025-06-02T18:18:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T12:48:39","slug":"bayraktar-tb2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bayraktar-tb2\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayraktar TB2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bayraktar TB2 Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Turkey\u2019s much-hyped Bayraktar TB2 drones have suffered a devastating reputational blow after Pakistan\u2019s Turkish-origin drone fleet failed spectacularly during Operation Sindoor.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bayraktar TB2<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a\u00a0<strong>Turkish-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) tactical\u00a0<\/strong>unmanned aerial vehicle\u00a0<strong>(UAV)\u00a0<\/strong>designed for intelligence,\u00a0<strong>surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), and precision strike missions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is\u00a0<strong>Turkey\u2019s first domestically developed armed UAV.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is an effective,\u00a0<strong>low-cost platform<\/strong>\u00a0that can be produced with commercial, off-the-shelf parts, which drives down cost and makes maintenance affordable for many countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bayraktar TB2 Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It features a\u00a0<strong>high-wing monoplane design<\/strong>, which provides increased stability and efficiency for extended missions.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>The drone is equipped with a\u00a0<strong>tailplane<\/strong>, further improving its aerodynamic characteristics.<\/li>\n<li>Its wingspan is 12 meters, while its length is 6.5 meters, and its height is 2.2 meters.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range<\/strong>: Flies up to\u00a0<strong>300 km<\/strong>\u00a0from its base.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Endurance<\/strong>: Can stay in the air for up to\u00a0<strong>27 hours<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Payload Capacity: Can carry 150 kg, including laser-guided MAM-L missiles \u2014 powerful enough to take out armored vehicles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Top Speed:<\/strong>\u00a0The UAV achieves a maximum speed of\u00a0<strong>130 km\/h (80 mph)<\/strong>, with a cruising speed of around 100 km\/h (62 mph).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sensors<\/strong>: Equipped with\u00a0<strong>high-tech cameras<\/strong>\u00a0(day\/night vision), l<strong>aser designators,<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>target finders\u00a0<\/strong>\u2014 ideal<strong>\u00a0for tracking and destroying targets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bayraktar TB2 FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1:<\/strong>\u00a0What type of UAV is the Bayraktar TB2?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2:<\/strong>\u00a0Which country developed the Bayraktar TB2 UAV?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0Turkey<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3:<\/strong>\u00a0How much does Bayraktar TB2 cost?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans:<\/strong>\u00a0At $2 million to $5 million each, the Bayraktar TB2 costs about a quarter the price of other military-grade drones<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source<\/strong>:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/bayraktar-busted-pakistans-drone-fiasco-how-indian-radars-exposed-turkish-tech\/articleshow\/121519222.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish-made Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) tactical unmanned aerial vehicle 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