TR Small Aerial Drones & Loitering Ammunitions

[Strong AI]

#KARGU Hits the Target with Pinpoint Accuracy in Winter Exercise!

#CombatProven Rotary Wing Loitering Munition System KARGU, carried out a precise strike on an armored target in the harsh terrain and extreme weather conditions of #WinterExercise 2025, achieving mission success with pinpoint accuracy!

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1887156513195565508

 

[Merzifonlu]

Drones & loitering munitions & satellites are, IMO, the 5th major breakthrough in warfare technologies in history. The first was the bow and arrow. The second was explosives. The third was cannons. The fourth was airplanes. The fifth will be Drones & loitering munitions & satellites.

Each breakthrough advanced the measure of the "stabbing" action occupied in 4-dimensional space-time and the intensity of the action. For the simple knife, the range of attack-in-space was arm's length and there was only one direction the attack could come from. The intensity of the action was almost non-existent. Very few "stabbings" per unit of time were possible with arm strength.
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1) The the range of attack-in-space increased little bit thanks to the spear and sword, but other characteristics did not change. When the bow and arrow were invented, the range of attack-in-space was now tens of meters. This was the first breakthrough.

2) When explosives were added, the number of "stabbing" per unit of time, in other words, the intensity of the action, became almost uncountable. For example, with the explosion of a barrel of gunpowder, the "stabbing" action could be performed hundreds of thousands of times instantly.

3) When cannons came, the range of attack-in-space increased greatly. Now it was possible to "stab" the enemy from kilometers away.

4) With airplanes, both the range of attack-in-space increased to hundreds of kilometers and the directions from which the attack could come became diverse. Unlike cannons, the "stabbing" move of an airplane could be possible from any direction. The only problem for airplanes was that the range of attack-in-time was small. The airplane could not prolong the duration of the threat because it could not stay in the air continuously.

5) The problem of continuity of the threat has begun to be overcome with drones & loitering munitions & satellites. The "stabbing" threat produced by these vehicles is 3-D like airplanes and also range-in-space is not inferior to airplanes. However, unlike airplanes, drones & loitering munitions & satellites can prolong the duration of the threat. For example, a TB-3 can stay in the air for days. An FPV drone can land at a high point and wait for its victim like a mine for days. Satellites are always up there anyway.

 

[Turkic]

Drones & loitering munitions & satellites are, IMO, the 5th major breakthrough in warfare technologies in history. The first was the bow and arrow. The second was explosives. The third was cannons. The fourth was airplanes. The fifth will be Drones & loitering munitions & satellites.

Each breakthrough advanced the measure of the "stabbing" action occupied in 4-dimensional space-time and the intensity of the action. For the simple knife, the range of attack-in-space was arm's length and there was only one direction the attack could come from. The intensity of the action was almost non-existent. Very few "stabbings" per unit of time were possible with arm strength.
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1) The the range of attack-in-space increased little bit thanks to the spear and sword, but other characteristics did not change. When the bow and arrow were invented, the range of attack-in-space was now tens of meters. This was the first breakthrough.

2) When explosives were added, the number of "stabbing" per unit of time, in other words, the intensity of the action, became almost uncountable. For example, with the explosion of a barrel of gunpowder, the "stabbing" action could be performed hundreds of thousands of times instantly.

3) When cannons came, the range of attack-in-space increased greatly. Now it was possible to "stab" the enemy from kilometers away.

4) With airplanes, both the range of attack-in-space increased to hundreds of kilometers and the directions from which the attack could come became diverse. Unlike cannons, the "stabbing" move of an airplane could be possible from any direction. The only problem for airplanes was that the range of attack-in-time was small. The airplane could not prolong the duration of the threat because it could not stay in the air continuously.

5) The problem of continuity of the threat has begun to be overcome with drones & loitering munitions & satellites. The "stabbing" threat produced by these vehicles is 3-D like airplanes and also range-in-space is not inferior to airplanes. However, unlike airplanes, drones & loitering munitions & satellites can prolong the duration of the threat. For example, a TB-3 can stay in the air for days. An FPV drone can land at a high point and wait for its victim like a mine for days. Satellites are always up there anyway.

I would like to add tanks to your list. War zones were made of impassable trenches protected by machine guns. After the first usage of tanks and armoured vehicles, it became possible to break trough these lines and WW1 has gotten a new shape. Until then, front line soldiers were being sent to die and no significant process came trough. 𝙄𝙩 𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙣𝙗𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙨. Also inspired engineers and commanders to find more ways to break trenches.

 

[boredaf]

Apparently, MKE is developing a new loitering munition family:

MKE’den kritik adım: Dolanan mühimmat geliyor

Türkiye’nin en köklü savunma sanayii firmalarından MKE harp sahasının değişen dinamiklerine hızla ayak uyduruyor. MKE Genel Müdür Yardımcısı Ümit Kıyak,

www.savunmatr.com

Stating that they are working on 5-6 types of ammunition in total, Kıyak continued as follows:

“As you know, the biggest enemy of circulating ammunition is mixers, also known as jammers. First, we are developing an ammunition to destroy it. You throw it into the air and it attacks wherever it receives a signal.

Then, you can use your drone systems more easily on the battlefield. At this point, as MKE, we will produce three types of loitering ammunition, all of which are GPS-guided, short, medium and long range.”

Ümit Kıyak added that they will also make a fourth loitering ammunition with a very heavy warhead that will go to longer ranges, but he emphasized that not everything is ‘long range’.

Reminding that sometimes it is necessary to get results at very short distances, Kıyak stated that MKE is working on both wire-guided and laser-guided systems for this. He shared the information that their aim is to make small drones that will sometimes see and destroy the target.

Ümit Kıyak, who also announced the schedule for the loitering ammunition signed by MKE, said, “We will test our short and medium-range snaking ammunition at the end of March. We will make the first three drones of our program in question ready for mass production this year. While working on the projects, we are also creating the mass production infrastructure in parallel.”

 

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Diversity is good an all. But I don't like our state enterprises competing with each other and wasting resources.