Turkish company Dasal Aviation unveils VTOL UAV armed with 81mm mortar rounds

Defense Aviation News December 2021 aerospace air force industry
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As reported by BulgarianMilitary citing Defense Express, the Turkish Institute for Defense Research and Development (SAGE), part of Tubitak – Turkey’s Scientific and Technological Research Council, together with Dasal Aviation presented a new airstrike system that combines the capabilities of a Dasal helicopter and an 81mm mortar system designed by SAGE. Their combination allows the use of mortar ammunition for high-precision airstrikes.

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Turkey unveils DASAL helicopter UAS with 81mm mortar rounds The Turkish Institute for Defense Research and Development (SAGE) and Dasal Aviation presented a new airstrike system that combines the capabilities of a Dasal helicopter and an 81mm mortar system designed by SAGE. (Picture source: Youtube)

According to the Turkish specialized resource TurDef cited by BulgarianMilitary, the cooperation between SAGE and Dasal Aviation has reached a new level. An agreement was signed during the summit for logistical support of defense, which took place on 7-8 December in Ankara.

Dasal is a private company owned by the Turkish companies Altinay Havacılık and Aselsan. It was specially created for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. Both SAGE and Dasal shared videos on their social media accounts to show that Togan’s ammunition had already been dumped by the UAV. This video shows that the Kargo-150 octocopter (8-rotor UAV), developed and manufactured by Dasal, has a range of up to 40 km and a payload of 150 kg. The suspension system installed on the Kargo-150 is similar to the one demonstrated at the IDEF-2019 exhibition, installed on the new light Hurkus-C light attack aircraft. The Kargo-150 UAV has two suspension systems with a total payload of 8 Togan munitions – a payload that was previously demonstrated on the Hurkus-C attack aircraft.

BulgarianMilitary recalls that 81mm Togan ammunition can be equipped with different warheads, which allows choosing the most effective ammunition to hit a specific target, and in turn, the algorithms of the onboard fire control system provide accuracy (more previously reported CEP – 10 meters).