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TUNGA-X

Rotary-wing counter-drone aircraft unveiled in 2026, with a limited publicly documented maturity record.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Concept / announced
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Concept / announcedConcept / announced
Primary domain
Air
System type
Interceptor aircraft
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

  • Counter-drone interception

Specifications in context

Airframe
Rotary-wing interceptor

Manufacturer description.

Source
Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off; return capability described

General architecture.

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
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Endurance
15 minutes advertised

Supplier value; configuration conditions not specified.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

Source
Speed
Not established: page uses inconsistent units

A corrected technical sheet is required.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

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

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

Specific installed fit not fully disclosed.

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

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

Source