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Drones are one of the most fashionable devices among consumer technology, but their professional applications often justify their existence better. And their progressive progress has made them viable even for military use.

This is the case of Turkey, which will premiere before the end of this year its Songar, a military drone weighing 25 kilograms, although it is mostly due to the machine gun that is equipped and that, according to the manufacturer ASISGUARD, can fire up 15 bullets per second. That weight does not reduce its power too much: it has eight propellers, can fly up to 2.8 kilometers high and has an operating range of up to 10 kilometers.

Although the recoil is remarkable, since the drone is in the air and cannot easily correct the position of the weapon, the manufacturer ensures that it is accurate enough to hit a target of 15 centimeters in size from up to 200 meters away .

In the near future, according to the manufacturer, the drone will be able to make impacts on targets that are located up to 400 meters away and that have a smaller size. It is not clear, however, that shooting at targets will be their main function, as it could also serve as a distraction or to cover fire during military operations.

So far, drones that had been used for military use were much simpler and their functions were also more mundane, as they could barely load and drop an explosive.

The Turkish army could use these armed drones to monitor the border with Syria, where violence has not stopped in recent years. On December 2, the Syrian army killed 19 people, including eight children, in two attacks against Kurds and opponents of the regime.

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