{"id":106173,"date":"2019-12-16T15:22:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T15:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/16\/turkeys-first-armed-drone-totes-a-light-machine-gun\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T12:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T12:14:27","slug":"turkeys-first-armed-drone-totes-a-light-machine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/12\/16\/turkeys-first-armed-drone-totes-a-light-machine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkey\u2019s first armed drone totes a light machine gun"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Turkey\u2019s first-ever armed drone looks less like a Predator or a Reaper, and a lot more like a commercial-off-the-shelf quadcopter carrying what appears to be none other than a light machine gun chambered for 5.56 NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the concept of an armed light drone has generally been ignored with most modern fighting forces because it doesn\u2019t really fit in with the way these militaries prosecute warfare, the Turkish military seems to be entertaining going in a slightly more novel direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Developed by Turkish defense contractor Asisguard and dubbed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asisguard.com\/project\/songar\/\" target=_blank>the Songar Armed Drone System<\/a>, this 55-pound drone is designed to be portable and easily deployed by infantry units and small security elements during both day and night operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of being utilized for hours on end as a roving attack platform waiting for targets of opportunity, the Songar simply hangs around within a 10-kilometer range from its point of deployment and relays live video back to its control station, acting as a sentry of sorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Should the drone\u2019s operator spot a target worth shooting at, he or she can activate the computer-stabilized 5.56 mm LMG slung under the main body of the drone, in between its two skids. 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