Türkiye debuts K2 Kamikaze OWA UAV

One of five Baykar K2 Kamikaze OWA UAVs that performed swarming flight trials on 13 and 14 March 2026. (Baykar)

Türkiye has debuted its new K2 Kamikaze one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) from Baykar.

The Turkish UAV house revealed the K2 Kamikaze on 14 March, announcing autonomous swarming flight trials of what it described as the largest OWA UAV in its class.

“The K2 Kamikaze [OWA] UAV … has taken the field with tests demonstrating its autonomy, artificial intelligence [AI], and formation capabilities. Equipped with advanced AI and autonomy algorithms, the platform successfully completed flight tests conducted [on 13 and 14 March] with five K2 aircraft,” Baykar said.

For the flight trial, five K2 OWA UAVs departed the Keşan Flight Training and Test Center before performing multiscenario testing over the Gulf of Saros. “In the test scenarios, the K2 platforms used their AI, sensors, and software to determine their position relative to other aircraft in the swarm, maintaining their place within the formation without error and successfully completing all assigned tasks,” the manufacturer said.

The K2 has a maximum take-off weight of 800 kg, and can carry a 200 kg warhead over 2,000 km at a speed of over 200 km/h. “Its endurance of more than 13 hours enables the platform to carry out long-range strategic missions,” Baykar said.

The K2 is designed to operate in electronic warfare (EW) and global navigation satellite services (GNSS)-denied environments, being capable of estimating its position by visually scanning terrain features through a gimballed electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor. The EO/IR sensor provides reconnaissance and surveillance, with the K2 having visual lock-on or coordinate-based targeting capability. It has line-of-sight (LOS) and beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite datalinks.