Bayraktar KALKAN DİHA / VTOL
Baykar · Hybrid VTOL reconnaissance UAV
Industry overview
Baykar’s reconnaissance UAV uses electric lift motors and an internal-combustion engine for forward flight. DİHA and VTOL are Turkish and English descriptions of the same KALKAN family, so they are counted once.[34]
- Manufacturers
- Baykar
- UAV type
- Vertical takeoff UAVs
- First flight
- Not established in selected sources
- Latest documented update
- [35]
Published specifications
Published manufacturer figures describe the stated configuration. They are not independently verified performance results; variants and operating conditions can differ.
Development & production
An April 2024 manufacturer release documents continued system-identification flight tests. Its cumulative test hours are not treated as one sortie’s endurance or as proof of military acceptance.[35]
Export relationships
No platform-specific export record is established by the selected sources in this edition. Industry agreements are listed in the observatory’s export register.