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The maximum take-off weight is 800 kilograms, of which 200 kilograms is allocated to the warhead payload.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baykar states that the K2 has a maximum range in excess of 2,000 kilometers, a cruising speed of over 200 km\/h, and an endurance exceeding 13 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The K2 carries an electro-optical and infrared gimbal camera, providing day and night reconnaissance and surveillance capability alongside a visual target lock-on function for terminal guidance.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2025\/12\/01\/turkeys-kizilelma-combat-drone-hits-test-target-in-all-turkish-setup\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2179426206.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Turkey\u2019s K\u0131z\u0131lelma combat drone hits test target in all-Turkish setup<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Nov. 29 test, which fell on what some in the U.S. might call Turkey Day weekend, marked the first time the drone struck an aerial target beyond sight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The K2\u2019s navigation architecture is designed to function in conditions where global navigation satellite systems are unavailable or subject to jamming. 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Datalink architecture includes both line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight satellite communications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The platform uses terrain-referenced visual navigation \u2014 scanning ground features through its gimbal and underside cameras \u2014 to derive positional estimates without reliance on external satellite signals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This approach has become a stated design requirement across a growing number of loitering munitions programs, driven by the prevalence of GPS jamming and spoofing observed in Ukraine and other recent conflicts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Baykar, in the test scenarios, five K2 platforms operating with AI-assisted swarm synergy, used their artificial intelligence, sensors and software to determine their position relative to other aircraft in the swarm, maintaining their place within the formation without error and successfully completing all assigned 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