On January 4, Mali received a new delivery of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones, following the arrival of several drones in March of last year. The new delivery was accompanied by a ceremony in the presence of the interim leader of Mali, Colonel Assimi Goita. As reported by AFP (Agence France-Presse), six TB2s were delivered.
According to the Malian military, the drones are being used against “armed terrorist groups” within the country. The system was also used in the war over Nagorno-Karabakhin the fighting in Libya and in the Ukraine war https://militaeraktuell.at/spatenstich-fuer-erweiterung-des-fliegerhorsts-brumowski/ The Bayraktar TB2 can fly at an altitude of more than 8,000 meters. The maximum flight duration is 20 hours, with a comparatively low empty weight of 650 kilograms and a payload of 120 kilograms. In its missions, the TB2 was particularly successful against air defense systems, artillery systems and armored vehicles.
