Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV fired the laser-guided configuration of ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 aeroballistic missile, hitting a fixed sea target at 50 km range.
Following the successful test of the MAM-T munition, Bayraktar TB3’s second tested munition has become UAV-122, developed from TRG-122 122 mm guided artillery rocket.
The sea target with dimensions of 6x6 m was laser designated by a Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV, and the UAV-122 missile guided by laser designation at the terminal stage hit the target 50 km away with a deviation of less than two meters based on the footage. This is a display of the missile’s precision at a range very close to the stated maximum range of 55 km.
UAV-122, mainly guided by GNSS/INS navigation, consists of three configurations: non-seeker, laser seeker, and TV seeker with MITL capability.
Thanks to multiple options for guidance, UAV-122 can hit targets with small amounts of deviation at ranges beyond some of the medium-range air defence systems. The high speed and sleek profile help with reducing observability. On the other hand, the weight of 81 kg allows for carriage by light UCAVs, as UAV-230 can only be carried by platforms like Akıncı UCAV.
