PKW Turkey began operations on unmanned aircraft (BSP) Bayraktar TB2, thus setting a fresh phase in the conduct of patrol and reconnaissance operations in the mission area, reported the Operations Command of Types of Armed Forces. The 12th BSP Base in Mirosławec is liable for operating drones on a abroad mission.
Mirosłowiec soldiers will patrol the Mediterranean and the Black Sea utilizing TB2 Bayraktars – MALE class unmanned (Medium Altitude – Long Endurance, or average tallness and long flight time) of Turkish production. In 2021 Poland bought 4 sets of specified BSP, six ships each. The same year Polish aircraft crew M28B 1R Bryza made first flight in Turkey patrol and surveyors under the Tailored Assurance Measures for Turkey (TAMT).
Bayraktary of 12 Bases of Unmanned Air Ships in Mirosławec replaced Bryz's aircraft from the Gdynia Naval Aviation Brigade, which, in the opinion of the RSZ Operations Command, importantly increased the operational capabilities of PKW. It besides provides an crucial strengthening of the possible of NATO's allies in the Mediterranean. “I think that entrusting us with this task is simply a good decision. Unmanned are designed to execute this kind of mission. We can operate longer than planes, with more frequency. There are many advantages – he said in January before going on VIII change of PKW Turkey Colonel Jacek Janowski, commander of 12 BBSP.
The Bayraktar TB2 ship is 6.5 m long, 2.2 m advanced and wings with a span of 12 m. The maximum starting mass is 700 kg. With a 100 hp engine, it reaches a maximum velocity of about 220 km/h. The operational flight ceiling TB2 is about 5500 m. An interior combustion engine with a tank of 300 liters fuel allows you to fly for 27 hours. The radio scope is limited to 150 km, nevertheless TB2 may proceed to operate autonomously after a pre-programmed way or erstwhile it is within the scope of deployed guidance stations.
TB2 drones are mainly utilized by Turkish services (military, coastal guard, police, intelligence), but there are about 30 another countries among the users of this platform – mainly the mediate East and Africa. In Europe, outside Poland, Bayraktar TB2 is present in the armed forces of Croatia, Romania, Albania or Kosovo. The effectiveness of the Turkish platform is besides confirmed by airmen and sailors from Ukraine.
PKW Turkey under the TAMT mission carry out activities related to the acquisition and exchange of information in the area of the east Mediterranean and the Black Sea. At the same time, it cooperates with NATO maritime teams, providing them with support erstwhile entering and staying in the area of responsibility. TAMT's objectives have been met since 2014. The Polish contingent has been stationed at İncirlik Air Base in the south of Turkey since 2021. The main force of the first change of PKW Turkey was 80 soldiers and workers of the Naval Air Brigade, having an M28B 1R Marine Air Base in Siemirovice.
