The Turkish Milli Istihbarat Teskilati (National Intelligence Agency) has signed a contract with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) to develop an unmanned aerial system (UAS) for strategic reconnaissance missions. Details of the order were revealed on September 24. The UAS required will be in the same class as the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk and will be capable of flying at high altitudes for more than 24 hours while carrying a payload of up to 500kg (1,102Ib) to conduct audio and video surveillance.
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