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Air · Loitering munition

ALPAGUT

Joint STM–Roketsan fixed-wing programme, separate from the smaller ALPAGU family.

Role & capabilities

  • Loitering munition programme
Development / trialsDevelopment / trials
Primary domain
Air
System type
Loitering munition
Developer / manufacturer
STM / Roketsan
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

Development programme. The product page contains inconsistent ancillary fields, so only clearly identified ALPAGUT figures are used.

ALPAGUT is a joint STM and Roketsan fixed-wing loitering-munition development. Despite the similar spelling, it is not the same aircraft as ALPAGU or the later ALPAGU-B. The manufacturer page identifies a substantially larger programme with day/night imaging.

The principal product figures describe a fifty-five-kilogram aircraft, a 2.3-metre length and a sixty-kilometre-plus operating radius. Additional page sections contain apparently unrelated shorter-range figures and ground-control-unit details. This profile uses only the clearly identified ALPAGUT baseline and records the inconsistency rather than mixing the tables.

The supplier describes the programme as being developed. A product page and exhibition presence are not proof of a completed operational acceptance. Current customer quantities, final configuration and independently demonstrated duration remain open. The separate record prevents data from smaller STM systems being inherited solely because the names look alike.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
AirframeFixed wingJoint programme. Source
Launch / recoveryNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
PropulsionNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
Dimensions2.3 m lengthMain ALPAGUT technical panel. Source
Mass55 kgMain product panel; loading definition not fully specified. Source
EnduranceMore than 60 minutesMain ALPAGUT description, not ground-unit operating time. Source
Range60 km-plus operating radiusMain programme description; unrelated page values excluded. Source
SpeedNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
AltitudeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
PayloadNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source
SensorsEO/IRProgramme payload description. Source
Communications / navigationNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source

Publication history

  • — Published reference update.

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  1. STM ALPAGUT technical baseline (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer

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Manufacturer indexTürkiye

STM / Roketsan

Systems and source material associated with STM / Roketsan.

Reviewed 21 Sept 2026Read