Polish Army Armed with Bayraktar

The Polish army received the first attack drones Bayraktar TV2. This was stated by the country's Minister of Defense Mariusz Blashak, Ukrinform reports.

The first UAVs arrived at the UAV base in Miroslavets. In total, under a contract with a Turkish company, Poland should receive four complexes, which include 24 drones. Warsaw also purchased mobile control stations, radars, simulators and spare parts for them.

As Blaszczak said: "This is an important stage in the modernization of the Polish Armed Forces. We are starting the process of transferring Bayraktar complexes to military units."

He stressed that the drones were ordered even before the start of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine. And the successful use of these drones by the Armed Forces of Ukraine only proved their effectiveness.

The Turkish reconnaissance UAV Bayraktar TV2 belongs to the class of tactical medium-altitude UAVs with a long flight duration.

The length of the device is 6.5 m, the wingspan is 12 m, the radius of action is 150 km, the maximum takeoff weight is 650 kg, the maximum payload weight is 50 kg. The UAV is equipped with a Rotax 912 internal combustion engine with a capacity of 100 hp. With. The maximum flight speed is 222 km/h, cruising speed is 130 km/h, service ceiling is 6,750 m.