Bayraktar TB-2 UCAVs of Baykar Defence and Chinese-made Wingloong UAVs were displayed in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Press Agency shared photos of Bayraktar TB-2 UCAVs and Chinese-made Wingloong UAVs used by the Ethiopian Army. The UAVs used by the Ethiopian Army were dispayed as part of the military parade. The Ethiopian Army is using these UAVs against the Tigrays.
Bayraktar TB2 delivery to Niger
As reported by Menadefense, Niger received the first batch of Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs it ordered in the past months. It was reported that the Niger Air Force received the UCAVs by air. We have stated that the UCAVs were delivered to Niamey Airport by a Ukraine-based cargo company with Il-76 aircraft. After Niger, Ethiopia joined the African users of Bayraktar TB2.
Bayraktar TB2 UCAV
Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs first entered the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in 2014. The unmanned aerial vehicle, which was armed in 2015, is operationally used by the Turkish Armed Forces, Gendarmerie General Command, General Directorate of Security and MIT (Turkish Intelligence Organisation). Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs has been actively working in the fight against terrorism in Turkey and abroad by the security forces since 2014. Currently, over 200 units of Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs, which are in the inventory of Turkey, Ukraine, Qatar and Azerbaijan, continue to serve.
| Communication Range | < 150 km |
|---|---|
| Cruising Speed | 70-80 knots |
| Max Takeoff Weight | 11 knots |
| Operational Altitude | 22,500 ft |
| Maksx Altitude | 25,000 ft |
| Endurance Time | < 24 hours |
| Wingspan | 12 m |
| Length | 6.5 m |
| Take-off and Landing | Runway (Automatic) |
| Max Takeoff Weight | 650 kg |
| Payload Capacity | < 55 kg |
| Fuel Capacity / Type | Mogas Avgas |
| Thrust Type | 100 Hp Internal Combustion Injection Engine |
