Research edition · 2026-11-01
Quadcopter symbolKargu-2 / KARGU
STM’s Turkish rotary-wing loitering-munition line. UN experts identify Kargu-2 remnants in Libya in 2020. Current KARGU marketing concerns later configurations; its endurance and range must not be attached retrospectively to those remnants.[1][2]
Archived research edition. Archive statistics and new dossiers are available on the current profile.
Current profile ↗No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Family & configurations
STM KARGU / Kargu-2 (family)
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
KARGU · 2026
The 2026 press statement says more than 30 minutes and 10 km operational range. The latter is not a total flight distance. Only indexed text was available for these sources; no dimensions or mass are promoted from the old catalogue.[1][2]
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Source notebook
- STM · EFES-2026: current KARGU endurance and operational range
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Manufacturer claim
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
- UN Panel of Experts on Libya · S/2021/229, annex 30, printed p.148: Kargu-2 remnants
2021-03-08 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
Consulted via search index; direct page unavailable
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