Turkish Drone -- Bayraktar

The Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish medium altitude long endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. It is manufactured by Turkey′s Baykar company primarily for the Turkish Air Force (TAF). The aircraft is monitored and controlled by an aircrew in the Ground Control Station, including weapons employment. Bayraktar means "ensign" or "standard-bearer" in Turkish. The development of the UAV has been largely credited to Seljuk Bayraktar, a former MIT student.The aircraft previously relies on imported and regulated components and technologies, such as the engines (manufactured by Rotax in Austria), missile rack (UK) and optoelectronics (FLIR sensors imported from Wescam in Canada or Hensoldt from Germany), the engine deliveries has been halted due to attention drawn on military usage, despite of commercial export license is being issued and the sensors deliveries has been halted.