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Compare the evidence.

Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

TURUL / STM VTOL

Turkish fixed-wing VTOL reconnaissance system with a current thirty-five-kilogram product baseline.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Supplier-reported status
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
Supplier-reported statusSupplier-reported status
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
STM
Origin / production countries
Türkiye
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
TURUL current baseline; Earlier STM-VTOL naming
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

Supplier information is attributed; performance and operational acceptance require configuration-specific evidence.

Role & capabilities

  • Reconnaissance

Specifications in context

Airframe
Fixed-wing VTOL

Current TURUL baseline.

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Launch / recovery
Vertical take-off and landing

Manufacturer configuration.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
3.6 m wingspan

Supplier table.

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Mass
35 kg maximum take-off

Current baseline.

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Endurance
2 hours

Supplier maximum.

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Range
100 km flight range; 60 km line-of-sight datalink

Different measures.

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Speed
28 m/s cruise

Supplier table.

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Altitude
2,000 m MSL service ceiling

Current product value.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Stabilised EO/IR

Supplier baseline.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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