Name: | General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | Bayraktar TB2 |
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Type: | long-endurance, high-altitude | Medium altitude long endurance |
Origin: | United States | Turkey |
Produced: | 2007 | 2011 |
Unit cost: | - | - |
Full description: | Description, operators | Description, operators |
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Bayraktar TB2
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.
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: | 1,900 km (1,200 mi) | 150 km |
Max speed: | 482 km/h | 220 km/h |
Service ceiling: | 15,420 m | 8,200 m |
Weight empty: | 2,223 kg (4,901 lb) | 500 kg |
Weight max: | 4,760 kg (10,494 lb) | 650 kg (1,430 lb) |
Armament: | 7 hardpoints, on the two inboard weapons stations 680kg, on the two middle stations 340 kg, on the outboard stations 68 kg | 4 hardpoints for laser guided smart munition |
Range
Dimensions
Length: | 11 m | 6.5 m |
Width: | 20 m | 12 m |
Height: | 3.81 m | 2.2 m |
Images
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
Bayraktar TB2