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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

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.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Mass
20 kg platform weight

Loading basis as supplied.

Source
Endurance
30 minutes

Supplier baseline.

Source
Range
40 km line-of-sight communications

Not total flight distance.

Source
Speed
25 m/s cruise

Supplier baseline.

Source
Altitude
500 m AGL mission height

Not a service ceiling.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Sensors
EO/IR imaging

Current product table.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source