Bulut is a Turkish

autonomous In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing. Autonomy can also be defi ...

unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or unmanned aircraft system (UAS), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft with no human pilot, crew, or passengers onboard, but rather is controlled remotely or is autonomous.De Gruyter Handbook of Dron ...

developed by

Havelsan HAVELSAN is a Turkish software and systems company having business presence in the defence and IT sectors. It is headquartered in Ankara, Turkey, with subsidiary companies and offices around Turkey and abroad. Havelsan is mostly active in the ...

for the needs of the military and security forces.

Characteristics

Robotic Autonomous Systems Center of

developed Bulut UAV with the experience got through its UAV Havelsan BAHA in line with the needs set by the

Defence Industry Agency In Turkey, Defence Industry Agency ( (SSB)); formerly ''Presidency of Defence Industries'' and ''Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM)'' before that, is a civil institution established by the government to manage the Defense industry of Tu ...

. Bulut UAV uses an electric motor system for

vertical take-off and landing A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway. This classification can include a variety of types of aircraft including helicopters as well as thrust-vectoring fixed-wing ...

without the need for a runway. It is able to be airborne up to six hours with its

internal combustion engine An internal combustion engine (ICE or IC engine) is a heat engine in which the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit. In an internal comb ...

gasoline Gasoline ( North American English) or petrol ( Commonwealth English) is a petrochemical product characterized as a transparent, yellowish, and flammable liquid normally used as a fuel for spark-ignited internal combustion engines. When for ...

. It has fully autonomous flight capability. It has a payload capacity of . It can perform

satellite navigation A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geopositioning. A satellite navigation system with global coverage is termed global navigation satellite system (GNSS). , four global systems are ope ...

-independent

reconnaissance In military operations, military reconnaissance () or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnai ...

and

surveillance Surveillance is the monitoring of behavior, many activities, or information for the purpose of information gathering, influencing, managing, or directing. This can include observation from a distance by means of electronic equipment, such as ...

missions, and can share data up to . Able to operate in low rain and snow conditions, it can adapt to different operational conditions with its advanced sensors and software. Equipped with an EO/ IR/ LRF integrated camera system, the UAV can be transferred from one ground control station to another during the mission. This feature provides operational flexibility for security forces.

Service

The UAV offers advanced operational features such as

moving object detection Moving object detection is a technique used in computer vision and image processing. Multiple consecutive frames from a video are compared by various methods to determine if any moving object is detected. Moving objects detection has been used for ...

and collision avoidance. Additionally, thanks to its anti-jamming technology, it can also function in electronic warfare environments. It is actively used in operational areas. The UAV's operation areas include many tasks such as border and coastal patrol, fight against smuggling and terrorism, narcotics detection, intervention in forest fires, oil and natural gas pipeline security, search and rescue, power lines control and environmental pollution detection. Bulut UAV successfully passed the tests following the completion of development activities, and entered the inventory of the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; , TSK) are the armed forces, military forces of the Turkey, Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Turkish Army, Land Forces, the Turkish Navy, Naval Forces and the Turkish Air Force, Air Forces. The Chief of ...

and the

General Directorate of Security General Security Directorate or variants may refer to: * General Directorate of Security (India), an Indian intelligence agency * General Directorate of Security (Portugal) (''Direção-Geral de Segurança'') * General Directorate of Security (Tu ...

References

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Characteristics

Service

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