Major boost in war against terror as government acquires state of the art drones from Turkey
It also comes in handy for use in areas like Boni forest where the dense forest cover limits the visibility of militia, who exploit that to sneak into the country to conduct attacks.
The war against terror has received a major boost with the procurement of state-of-the-art drones from Turkey.
The Bayraktar TB2 drones, which will be used by security agencies, arrived after Kenyan officials graduated from their Bayraktar UCAV training at the Baykar Flight Training Center in Turkiye in August last year.
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The news of their training was shared by the manufacturer Baykar via its social media channels.
"Our trainees from our friendly and brotherly country Kenya graduated by successfully completing their SİHA training at the Baykar Flight Training Center #BayraktarTB2 in Keşan. We congratulate our newly graduated trainees," the company said.
According to the manufacturer, tactical drones are capable of conducting surveillance and reconnaissance and firing during armed attack missions.
"TB2 has proven its efficacy with over 1.000.000 operational flight hours. Since 2014, it has carried out missions successfully within the Turkish Armed Forces, Gendarmerie, and the Turkish National Police. Currently, 257 Bayraktar platforms are at the service of Turkey, Qatar, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan," the manufacturer adds.
With a record of over 24 hours of deployment above an altitude of 25,000 feet, the drones will come in handy in critical areas and help avoid casualties during anti-terror operations along the borders and where required.
It also comes in handy for use in areas like Boni forest where the dense forest cover limits the visibility of militia, who exploit that to sneak into the country to conduct attacks.
This is because the drones are fitted with a laser designator that not only performs target acquisition but also provides real-time image transmission and can eliminate the target using its ammunition system.
The government is yet to officially announce the acquisition which aligns with President William Ruto's pledge to modernise security agencies' equipment to enable them to counter modern-day crimes.
