TAI Keklik is a

radio-controlled Radio control (often abbreviated to RC) is the use of control signals transmitted by radio to remotely control a device. Examples of simple radio control systems are garage door openers and keyless entry systems for vehicles, in which a smal ...

tracking target drone introduced in 2001. Designed, developed and built by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the

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(UAV) is in use by the

Turkish Armed Forces The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF; tr, Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, TSK) are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. Turkish Armed Forces consist of the General Staff, the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The current Chi ...

for target tracking in non-firing gunnery exercises. Keklik is the Turkish word for " partridge". TAI produces other UAVs named after birds.

Overview

The Research and Development Department of the Turkish Ministry of National Defence awarded a contract to TAI in August 1995 for the development of a low-cost training target drone for use by the Turkish Army and

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in target tracking and non-firing gunnery exercises with

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s; and with

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