Engineering:Baykar Bayraktar KALKAN
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Short description: Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle
| Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL | |
|---|---|
Bayraktar DİHA (VTOL) | |
| General information | |
| Type | VTOL unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2022 |
| First flight | August 2019 |
Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle system developed by Baykar defense, and announced for the first time in 2019.[1] Bayraktar VTOL is expected to be used in the drone-carrying Landing helicopter dock TCG Anadolu.[2][3]
History
The program was launched in 2019[1], with subsequent flight tests commenced thereafter. It achieved a total of 30 flight tests as of April 7th, 2024.[4]
In early 2025, Baykar announced that they've successfully launched an FPV drone, called Skydagger, from the aircraft mid-air, demonstrating its "mothership" capability.[5]
Technical Specifications
General Features
- Wing Span: 5 meters
- Body length: 1.5 meters
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 78 kilograms[6]
- Useful Load Capacity: 5 kilograms
Performance
- Maximum speed: 55~65 KTAS
- Communication Range: 70 km
- Operational Altitude: 8,000 feet
- Maximum Altitude: 14,500 feet
- Duration of stay in the air: 6~8 hours[6][5] (70 hours according to another source[4])
Advanced Features
- Fully automatic flight
- Autonomous landing and take-off
- Semi-autonomous flight
- Triple redundant flight control system
- Laser distance meter[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Baykar'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı insansız hava aracı geliyor: Bayraktar DİHA". 26 September 2019. https://www.donanimhaber.com/baykar-dan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-insansiz-hava-araci-geliyor-bayraktar-diha--114492.
- ↑ "Şimdi DİHA zamanı" (in tr). 14 September 2020. https://m5dergi.com/dergi/sayi-350-eylul-2020/simdi-diha-zamani/.
- ↑ "BAYKAR'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı yeni İHA | SavunmaSanayiST" (in tr). 18 September 2019. https://www.savunmasanayist.com/baykardan-dikey-inis-kalkisli-yeni-iha/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 BaykarTech. "BAYKAR CONTINUES ITS BAYRAKTAR KALKAN VTOL TESTS SUCCESSFULLY" (in en). https://baykartech.com/en/press/baykar-continues-its-bayraktar-kalkan-vtol-tests-successfully/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 TeamDefenseWatch (2025-11-29). "Baykar’s Kalkan VTOL Launches FPV Drone Mid-Air, Ushering in New Era for Airborne “Motherships”" (in en-US). https://thedefensewatch.com/aerospace-aviation/baykars-kalkan-vtol-launches-fpv-drone-mid-air-ushering-in-new-era-for-airborne-motherships/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL" (in tr). http://baykartech.com/en/uav/bayraktar-diha/.
- ↑ "BAYKAR İnsansız Hava Aracı Sistemleri". https://www.baykarsavunma.com/iha-17.html.
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