Turkish UAV manufacturer SKYDAGGER has tested the Skydagger 7 FPV UAV with a drop from Baykar’s KALKAN VTOL UAV and the new TOYCA-05 fixed-wing kamikaze UAV.
Skydagger shared the test footages of its two kamikaze UAVs consecutively on social media. Skydagger 7 FPV dropped from KALKAN VTOL UAV and TOYCA-05 launched with a catapult.
KALKAN VTOL UAV Drops Skydagger 7 FPV
The test with Skydagger 7 marks the first time KALKAN was fitted with armament. KALKAN was originally developed for ISR operations without the use of runways or catapults. The lightweight build of most FPV UAVs has led to lightweight UAVs like KALKAN gaining armament provisions, which previously had zero options for guided weaponry.
Skydagger’s FPV family is available in 7”, 10”, and 15” variants, which have different payload capacities (two, three, and five kilograms, respectively).
TOYCA-05 Kamikaze UAV
TOYCA-05’s test footage showed launch with a catapult and a demonstration of manoeuvrability.
The new TOYCA-05 is a fixed-wing and swarm-capable kamikaze UAV, specifications of which were shared by Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar.
TOYCA-05, with a range of 70 km and a five-kilogram warhead, is launched with a catapult, and multiple UAVs can act as a swarm with mesh communication. Additionally, the UAV can operate autonomously or in FPV mode.
Haluk Bayraktar stated that 30000+ TOYCA-05 kamikaze UAVs can be produced per year.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor: Özgür Ekşi
