{"id":66967,"date":"2024-03-02T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T13:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=66967"},"modified":"2024-03-02T14:10:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T13:10:48","slug":"installation-of-bayraktar-drones-in-kucova-air-base-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/installation-of-bayraktar-drones-in-kucova-air-base-continues\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation of Bayraktar drones in Ku\u00e7ova air base continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three Bayraktar drones, the highest technology in flight for military, police, and civilian missions, purchased in Turkey, have arrived in Albania, following the signing of the agreement on December 21, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nikopeleshi\/videos\/p%C3%ABrmir%C3%ABsimi-i-kapaciteteve-ushtarake-dhe-investimet-n%C3%AB-teknologjin%C3%AB-e-mbrojtjes-\/323507820706513\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a> update, Defense Minister Niko Peleshi shared images from the installation of the drones at the Ku\u00e7ova air base.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWork continues for the installation of the drones until the first flight of one of them at the new NATO air base in Ku\u00e7ova,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImproving military capabilities and investments in defense technology are evidence of our commitment to national security,\u201d Peleshi said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the week, the defense minister announced that the drones had arrived in Albania and had been placed in the Ku\u00e7ova air base, due to open on March 4 as a NATO tactical base.<\/p>\n<p>The TB2 drone was developed in Turkey by Selcuk Bayraktar, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has been dubbed as \u201cthe American Elon Musk\u201d, for the unique military aircraft he has developed and for a presence on social networks, where he is often fierce towards his critics.<\/p>\n<p>Bayraktar, who is the chief technology officer at the defense company Bayraktar, married the daughter of the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Known for their efficiency and advanced technology, the Bayraktar TB2 drone can stay in the sky for up to 27 hours, made possible by a simple motor with propellers, and it can fly up to 150 kilometers from its base. This drone can also be equipped with four missiles of the \u201csmart micro munitions\u201d type, which are quite accurate in destroying armored vehicles from several kilometers away.<\/p>\n<p>The TB2 drones have been used by Turkey in what it calls \u201ccounter-terrorism\u201d operations against Kurdish militants. However, their devastating impact was seen during the 2020 conflict over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh when TB2 drones were used by Azerbaijan against Armenian ethnic forces.<\/p>\n<p>However, this drone is seen as revolutionary due to its relatively low cost and easy availability. Large military drones produced by the United States, such as the MQ-9 Reaper, cost tens of millions of dollars, and even states that can afford such technology are unlikely to purchase these drones.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three Bayraktar drones, the highest technology in flight for military, police, and civilian missions, purchased in Turkey, have arrived in Albania, following the signing of the agreement on December 21, 2022. 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