TAI Turna

The TAI Turna is a turboprop-powered, radio-controlled target drone introduced in 2001, designed and built by Turkish Aerospace Industries with an engine from its subsidiary TusaŞ Engine Industries and used by the Turkish Armed Forces for target tracking and gunnery firing exercises. Its name is the Turkish word for crane. The Ministry of National Defence awarded the contract in August 1995, the first Turna/S was launched in September 1996, and the advanced Turna/G, which adds beyond-visual-range capability, was introduced in 2003 and went into production in late 2004. The drone is used to train with Rapier and Stinger surface-to-air missiles and with anti-aircraft guns from 7.62 mm to 76 mm caliber. The Turna/G specification lists one TEI-TP-1X 28 kilowatt turboprop, a maximum take-off weight of 70 kilograms and a maximum speed of 330 kilometres per hour.