TR Small Aerial Drones & Loitering Ammunitions

[Strong AI]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2043023317121003909

 

[MonteCarlo]

Seems to be relatively small, a larger version can give more range. The Chinese drone that reaches 4000 km range has two engines. We have the engine options we just need the requirements.

But do we really need a 4000 km range, what will the extra 3000 km range over a 1000 km drone will provide for us? I would much rather take 4 small 1000 km drones than 1 4000 km one

 

[IC3M@N FX]

The Bayraktar K2, as a kamikaze drone with a range of over 2,000 km, is sufficient for the time being, provided that it is equipped with an overdrive for the final 20–30 minutes, which accelerates the drone to 350–400 km/h, and reaches a speed of 450–500 km/h in a dive due to its own weight and kinetic energy.
The key question is whether it can carry, in addition to its 200-kg warhead, two Eren missiles with reduced range (e.g. the Aegean, thus requiring less fuel) – I’d like to see which air defence system in the world can intercept 150–200 K2s, each carrying two Eren missiles. That is sheer saturation, especially if an additional 40–50 Super Simsek are added as decoys/kamikaze UAVs with their own warheads.
That would amount to 600–650 effectors, and I haven’t even factored in the ballistic missiles and Kara-Atmaca launched simultaneously from the Turkish mainland towards the target.

 

[boredaf]

The Bayraktar K2, as a kamikaze drone with a range of over 2,000 km, is sufficient for the time being, provided that it is equipped with an overdrive for the final 20–30 minutes, which accelerates the drone to 350–400 km/h, and reaches a speed of 450–500 km/h in a dive due to its own weight and kinetic energy.
The key question is whether it can carry, in addition to its 200-kg warhead, two Eren missiles with reduced range (e.g. the Aegean, thus requiring less fuel) – I’d like to see which air defence system in the world can intercept 150–200 K2s, each carrying two Eren missiles. That is sheer saturation, especially if an additional 40–50 Super Simsek are added as decoys/kamikaze UAVs with their own warheads.
That would amount to 600–650 effectors, and I haven’t even factored in the ballistic missiles and Kara-Atmaca launched simultaneously from the Turkish mainland towards the target.

It is not going to have 350+ km of speed, Baykar already stated 200+ km but it is not going to have much more because it is using a turboprop engine, probably something similar to they use on TB2. What you're asking for is turbojet territory.

And, if we are living in the real world, it will not be able to carry 200 kg warhead AND 2 Erens. It has 800 kg MTOW, take away the 200 kg, we are left with 600 kg for enough fuel for 2000 km range/13 hour endurance, entire structure of the drone wings and body and all, diesel engine, props and EO/IR installed on it. As well as, necessary equipment for LOS and BLOS communication.

 

[Zafer]

But do we really need a 4000 km range, what will the extra 3000 km range over a 1000 km drone will provide for us? I would much rather take 4 small 1000 km drones than 1 4000 km one

That's why I said the requirement is what is missing, meaning we don't need it. But this is for the time being. If comes an enemy who targets us from a distance we will certainly need the best we can make. Also having the technology and not needing to use it is a small development cost to pay when needing it and not having it is disastrous.