Turkish drone 'Bayraktar' hits target from 8 kilometers away

The Turkish-engineered unmanned aerial vehicle "Bayraktar" has fired an MAM-L smart ammunition projectile manufactured in collaboration with Kale-Baykar .

The domestic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hit a target with an MAM-L smart ammunition projectile from 8 kilometers away in an test try for the first time.

The ammunition, fired from a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle on a shooting range near Konya, was developed by Roketsan.

"We cannot be proud enough, our all-national UAV hit the bull's-eye with tears in our eyes." Along with these tests for the armed drone, the "qualification" stage is thereby completed. Over the next months, Bayraktar drones are planned for use by the Turkish Armed Forces after the completion of all required tests," Undersecretary for Defense Industries Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir said on his Twitter account.

In the following months, the UAV is planned to be used as an armed platform as a possible necessary move against Daesh which continues to launch attacks on targets across the border in Turkey, most recently in the city of Kilis.