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Germany intends to abandon Israeli Heron-TP attack drones in favor of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones

Germany plans to abandon the purchase of Israeli drones in favor of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs.

German authorities are considering acquiring a large batch of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack unmanned aerial vehicles instead of Israeli Heron-TP drones. The reason for this was the higher efficiency of the use of Turkish-made strike UAVs. Moreover, given a number of data, we can talk about buying a batch of 60 Bayraktar TB2 strike drones.

According to the data presented, the reason for Germany's interest in Turkish attack drones was their successful use in Libya, Syria, Karabakh and Ukraine. According to German experts, detecting such a drone is much more difficult than the Israeli Heron-TP UAV.

“With over 420 flight hours and deployments in Iraq and Syria, in Nagorno-Karabakh for Azerbaijan against Armenian militias and in Libya against the army of rebel commander Khalifa Haftar, the Bayraktar TB000 has already been in action. More recently, the drone is said to have been used in Ethiopia. Bayraktar TB2 has a length of 2 meters and a wingspan of twelve meters. It can stay in the air for more than 6,5 hours and has a top speed of about 24 kilometers per hour. And it's cheaper than Western competitors, experts say", - reports the TV channel "Die Welt"

In addition, experts draw attention to the fact that with a relatively low cost of Turkish drones, they can be used in large numbers, while 5 Israeli-made strike drones are unlikely to solve any important tasks.

“The military scene is debating how useful five armed Heron TP models could be in a scenario like what is currently happening in Ukraine, or whether smaller combat models, such as the Turkish Bayraktar drone with a wingspan of 12 instead of 26 meters, would make more sense. . According to a Reuters report, Ukraine purchased 20 Bayraktar drones over the past few years and another 16 models at the end of January. “In a scenario like Ukraine, the Heron TP would be an easy target to detect and therefore completely ineffective,” says an industry insider who requested anonymity., - said in the message "Die Welt".

 

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