Name: | General Atomics MQ-1 Predator | Bayraktar TB2 |
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Type: | medium-altitude, long-endurance | Medium altitude long endurance |
Origin: | United States | Turkey |
Produced: | 1995–2018 | 2011 |
Unit cost: | - | - |
Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and Bayraktar TB2

MQ-1 Predator - UCAV (unmanned combat aerial vehicle) manufactured by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - an American defense and energy corporation. It was used by United States Air Force and Central Intelligence Agency. The drone was used in Afghanistan, Pakistan, as well as during the intervention of NATO in Bosnia. Recently, it was used in 2014, during the intervention in Syria.
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.
Specifications
Range: | 1,250 km (777 mi) | 150 km |
Max speed: | 217 km/h | 220 km/h |
Service ceiling: | 7,600 m | 8,200 m |
Weight empty: | 513 kg (1,130 lb) | 500 kg |
Weight max: | 1020 kg (2,249 lb) | 650 kg (1,430 lb) |
Armament: | 2 hardpoints to carry combinations of 2 × AGM-114 Hellfire (MQ-1B), 4 × AIM-92 Stinger (MQ-1B), 6 × AGM-176 Griffin air-to-surface missiles | 4 hardpoints for laser guided smart munition |
Range
Dimensions
Length: | 8.23 m | 6.5 m |
Width: | 14.8 m | 12 m |
Height: | 2.1 m | 2.2 m |
Images
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator

Bayraktar TB2