Baykar Bayraktar KALKAN
| Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL | |
|---|---|
Bayraktar DİHA (VTOL) | |
| General information | |
| Type | VTOL unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| Status | Prototype production phase |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 2022 |
| First flight | August 2019 |
Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL is a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial vehicle system developed by Baykar defense, and announced for the first time in 2019.[1] Bayraktar VTOL is expected to be used in the drone-carrying Landing helicopter dock TCG Anadolu.[2][3]
History
[edit]The program was launched in 2019[1], with subsequent flight tests commenced thereafter. It achieved a total of 30 flight tests as of April 7th, 2024.[4]
In early 2025, Baykar announced that they've successfully launched an FPV drone, called Skydagger, from the aircraft mid-air, demonstrating its "mothership" capability.[5]
Technical Specifications
[edit]General Features
[edit]- Wing Span: 5 meters
- Body length: 1.5 meters
- Maximum Takeoff Weight: 78 kilograms[6]
- Useful Load Capacity: 5 kilograms
Performance
[edit]Advanced Features
[edit]- Fully automatic flight
- Autonomous landing and take-off
- Semi-autonomous flight
- Triple redundant flight control system
- Laser distance meter[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Baykar'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı insansız hava aracı geliyor: Bayraktar DİHA". www.donanimhaber.com. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ↑ "Şimdi DİHA zamanı". m5dergi (in Turkish). 14 September 2020. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ↑ "BAYKAR'dan dikey iniş kalkışlı yeni İHA | SavunmaSanayiST" (in Turkish). 18 September 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- 1 2 BaykarTech. "BAYKAR CONTINUES ITS BAYRAKTAR KALKAN VTOL TESTS SUCCESSFULLY". baykartech.com. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- 1 2 TeamDefenseWatch (2025-11-29). "Baykar's Kalkan VTOL Launches FPV Drone Mid-Air, Ushering in New Era for Airborne "Motherships"". TheDefenseWatch.com. Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- 1 2 "Bayraktar KALKAN VTOL". baykartech.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2026-07-08.
- ↑ "BAYKAR İnsansız Hava Aracı Sistemleri". www.baykarsavunma.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official page Archived 2021-01-17 at the Wayback Machine
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