Bayraktar TB2 vs MQ-9 Reaper

Combat drones ยท ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey vs ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States

The drone that made Turkey a defense-export power: cheap, slow, but devastating against forces without air defense, from Libya to Karabakh to Ukraine.

The archetypal hunter-killer drone of the counterterrorism era, able to loiter for a day with a heavier weapons load than early fighters carried.

Key differences

Specifications side by side

Bayraktar TB2MQ-9 Reaper
๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท TurkeyCountry of origin๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
2014In service since2007
222 km/hTop speed482 km/h
300 kmRange1,900 km
0.7 tWeight2.2 t
4ร— MAM-C/MAM-L smart micro munitionsArmament8ร— Hellfire or GBU-12/38, 27h endurance
~$5MUnit cost~$32M
750+Units built300+

Tables compare stated specifications; real combat outcomes depend on crew training, situation, support and rules of engagement โ€” not stats alone.

Weapon profiles