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ALPAGU-B

Larger ALPAGU derivative unveiled in May 2026 with its own mass, duration and communications baseline.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Concept / announced
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Concept / announcedConcept / announced
Primary domain
Air
System type
Loitering munition
Developer / manufacturer
STM
Origin / production countries
Türkiye
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.

Role & capabilities

  • Loitering munition programme

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed wing

ALPAGU-B, not original ALPAGU.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
20 kg platform weight

Loading basis as supplied.

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Endurance
30 minutes

Supplier baseline.

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Range
40 km line-of-sight communications

Not total flight distance.

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Speed
25 m/s cruise

Supplier baseline.

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Altitude
500 m AGL mission height

Not a service ceiling.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
EO/IR imaging

Current product table.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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