Bayraktar TB2
An established medium-altitude aircraft combining reconnaissance sensors and an armed mission option. The TB2 family is distinct from Baykar's larger Akıncı and newer jet programmes.
- Country / region
- Türkiye
- Programme status
- Use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Baykar
- Origin / production countries
- Türkiye
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- TB2-A; TB2-B; TB2-C; TB2-D
- Operators / programme customers
- No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
The cited public record documents military use or operator acceptance. Specifications still depend on the particular production version and mission configuration.
Role & capabilities
- Persistent EO/IR observation
- Automatic flight functions
- Armed configurations
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Fixed-wing multirole aircraft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic runway take-off, landing and taxi
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- 100 hp internal-combustion engine
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 12 m span; 6.4 m length; 2.2 m height
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 700 kg MTOW in current table
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 18+ h current specification; 27 h 3 min is a separate flight record
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 90 KTAS cruise; 110 KTAS maximum
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 16,000 ft operational; 20,000 ft ceiling
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 150 kg
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR or surveillance-radar options
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- LOS/BLOS options; sensor-fusion navigation
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
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