Havelsan BAHA

BAHA, acronym for Turkish: Bulut Altı İnsansız Hava Aracı), is a prototype of a Turkish sub-cloud autonomous vertical take-off and landing unmanned aerial vehicle devrloped by HAVELSAN for the needs of the border security forces.[1][2]

Havelsan BAHA
Role Unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National origin Turkey
Manufacturer HAVELSAN
First flight 2021 (2021)
Status Prototypes only
Primary user Turkey

The development of BAHA lasted one year at the Turkish defence industry company HAVELSAN. It was introduced at the "International Anatolian Eagle 2021 Exercie" held at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in Konya in June-July. By early October 2021, it was reported that the UAV successfully completed the flight test in an altitude of 7,500 ft (2,300 m) at a distance of 10 km (6.2 mi) far from the Ground Support Center. It can perform activities like surveillance footage (IMINT), reconnaissance, transferring and resisting radio jamming. It has a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 30 kg (66 lb) and its payload capacity is 6 kg (13 lb). The electrical powered version has an endurance of 2 hours, and the fuel powered version has 2.5 hours.[1][2]

The BAHA is operated from a land vehicle. A further development for the central control of a swarm of 20-30 UAVs, each operated from one land vehicle, is in progress. It is expected that the development will be accomplished mid 2022.[2]

References
  1. "HAVELSAN's Sub-Cloud Autonomous UAV Successful Flight From BAHA". Railly News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  2. "BAHA' sınırda ilk saha testini başarıyla tamamladı". TRT Haber (in Turkish). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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