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Bayraktar TB2
Also known as: TB2
Manufacturer: Baykar
Turkish MALE strike UAV; iconic early-war Ukrainian platform.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
strike
In service since
2014
Weight
700 kg
Payload
150 kg
Range
300 km
Endurance
1620 min
Speed
220 km/h
Control
RF
EW resistance
medium
Autonomy
operator-in-loop
Unit cost (USD)
$1,000,000 โ $5,000,000
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE USE CASES
Used extensively by Tรผrkiye and export customers in combat operations, including Syria and Libya, for ISR and precision strikes with MAM-series munitions. It was also widely employed by Ukraine in the early phases of Russiaโs 2022 invasion for reconnaissance and strike missions, and by Azerbaijan during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
RECENT EVENTS
doctrine-change2026-05-14Safran and Baykar sign partnership to integrate Safran systems into Bayraktar TB2 UAVsdoctrine-change2026-05-05Roketsan unveils Neลter bladed precision munition derived from MAM-L at SAHA 2026 in Istanbul๐น๐ทstrike2026-01-29Militants reportedly used a UAV to deliver explosives during attack on Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger๐ท๐บdeploymentโBaykar says Sivrisinek strike-recon UAV production will be established in Turkey and Azerbaijan๐ท๐บdeploymentโMilblog post describes UAV use and counter-UAV measures in Mali by government forces and armed groups๐ท๐บ
See all events โData confidence: 95 / 100. Catalog is in active development.