President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov opened the first Turkish drone base, Bayraktar TB2.
What
Known
The press service of the country's president spoke about this.The border service will use UAVs to control the state border. The drones will be operated by military personnel who have undergone appropriate training.
“I have always said that Kyrgyzstan is a peace-loving country. I would like to emphasize that our efforts to strengthen our Armed Forces are focused only on defense,” said the country’s president.
By the way, Kyrgyzstan is the first CSTO country to start using Turkish drones.
For those who are not in the know
Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish drumoperational-tactical UAV with an internal combustion engine and a pusher-type propeller. The drone has up to 4 guided munitions. He is able to stay in the air from 12 to 24 hours. The maximum control range is up to 150 km.