| Name: | Bayraktar TB2 | General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper |
|---|---|---|
| Type: | Medium altitude long endurance | long-endurance, high-altitude |
| Origin: | Turkey | United States |
| Produced: | 2011 | 2007 |
| Unit cost: | - | - |
| Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
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Bayraktar TB2 and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), MALE class (Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance) by Baykar Makina company. It is a result of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tactical Development Project started in 2007 by Turkey's Defense Industry Undersecretariat.
The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (also known as Predator B) is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle. It's able to perform an autonomous flight operations or remotely controlled ones (with a human ground controller). It was developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and the main reason of its creation were the combat needs of United States Air Force.
Specifications
| Range: | 150 km | 1,900 km (1,200 mi) |
| Max speed: | 220 km/h | 482 km/h |
| Service ceiling: | 8,200 m | 15,420 m |
| Weight empty: | 500 kg | 2,223 kg (4,901 lb) |
| Weight max: | 650 kg (1,430 lb) | 4,760 kg (10,494 lb) |
| Armament: | 4 hardpoints for laser guided smart munition | 7 hardpoints, on the two inboard weapons stations 680kg, on the two middle stations 340 kg, on the outboard stations 68 kg |
Range
Dimensions
| Length: | 6.5 m | 11 m |
| Width: | 12 m | 20 m |
| Height: | 2.2 m | 3.81 m |
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Bayraktar TB2
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
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