Turkey successfully tests locally-made 'smart ammunition' drones

Equipped with smart ammunition system, Armed Bayraktar TB2 drones hit precise targets during tests on Sunday

A fleet of Turkey’s locally-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs (drones) [Bayhaluk / Wikipedia]

Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles, equipped with the latest smart ammunition systems, were successfully tested on Sunday, officials of an Istanbul-based company said.

The smart ammunition systems loaded to the Armed Bayraktar TB2 drones were able to hit targets 8 kilometers (4.9 miles) away, said Baykar Makina officials who did not want to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

A MAM-L, ‘smart ammunition’ missile, is seen loaded on to a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone [Daily Sabah]

The drones, which have been in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces, the gendarmerie and the police since 2014, have completed 20,000 hours of flight.

In each sortie, they can fly up to 27 hours, and can be used in domestic and foreign missions.

The drone and its electronic, software, aerodynamic design and sub-systems have been developed and produced by Turkey.

The smart ammunition system MAM-L, loaded onto the drones, has been developed by Turkey’s missile-maker Roketsan.

Turkey has become one of the top countries in the world to be self-sufficient in drone technology.

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