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UAV / drone

Turkey

Turkish Aerospace Industries

Şimşek

Turkish Aerospace Şimşek high-speed target drone used to simulate aircraft and missiles for air-defense and gunnery training, air-launched or catapult-launched and recovered by parachute. Figures are manufacturer- or open-source and not independently verified.

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-10

740

km/h

4,500

m ceiling

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Operator data not public

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Performance specifications
Max speed Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.	740 km/h Top 10% of UAVs
Service ceiling Maximum operating altitude. Higher gives energy advantage and sensor horizon.	4,500 m Stronger than 24% of UAVs
Endurance Time on station. Critical for UAVs and patrol platforms, higher means longer persistent coverage.	1 h Stronger than 22% of UAVs

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion specifications
Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…	Turbojet

Specifications compiled from public Turkish Aerospace Industries and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-10.

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