Date: Issue 108 - July 2021
The Fixed Wing Smart Striker Drone System ALPAGU, developed by STM with national engineering capabilities, successfully carried out test firing with ammunition. ALPAGU is capable of effective day and night operation by a single officer and recently demonstrated its ability to hit the target with pinpoint accuracy in the test firing carried out at the Aksaray Shooting Range. In the footage shared the ALPAGU is seen self-destructing through the smart plug on it at 1-2 meters above the target.
After the launch, the loitering munition ALPAGU, which made its flight for about 10 minutes, successfully destroyed its target through image tracking software.