Russian UAV Plunges in Turkey (Image)

Turkish officials have started a probe into the matter involving the Orlan-10 UAV.

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A Russian-manufactured Orlan-10 drone has gone down in Turkey. The occurrence took place in a rural region, situated 50 km outside of Istanbul.

This information comes from Clash Report.

“An Orlan-10 UAV, of Russian origin, met its end in a rural location near Izmit, Kocaeli, Turkey,” the report stated.

The outlet specified that the unmanned aircraft fell to earth roughly 50 kilometers from Istanbul, the most populous city in Turkey, boasting approximately 15.7 million inhabitants.

Turkish officials have initiated an investigation concerning the event.

It should be mentioned that the Orlan-10 represents a Russian-originated multi-role unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) created for distanced surveillance of locations in challenging-to-reach zones. The aircraft’s construction incorporates a gasoline-fueled internal combustion engine, facilitating extended duration flights for conducting airborne observation.

As a reminder, just the previous day, Turkish F-16 combat aircraft downed an uncrewed drone above the Black Sea as it neared the nation’s airspace. The Turkish Defense Ministry communicated that the machine had become uncontrollable, necessitating its destruction in a secure region outside residential areas.

Source: tsn.ua