Kosovo inducts Skydagger quadcopters from Türkiye

‘Thousands' of FPV quadcopters were received into Kosovo on 8 October, seen being transported form the airport on KSF trucks. (Government of Kosovo)

The Kosovo Security Force (Forca e Sigurisë së Kosovës: KSF) has received “thousands” of Baykar Skydagger first-person view (FPV) quadcopters from Türkiye, acting Prime Minister of Kosovo, Albin Kurti, announced on 8 October.

The shipment was received into Pristina International Airport on 8 October, Kurti said on his official Facebook account.

Kurti posted images showing Kosovo's newly acquired Rheinmetall MAN HX2 tactical military trucks loaded with drone containers which, he noted, were delivered three months ahead of schedule.

There are three known and advertised Skydagger models. The smallest RTF 7 has a range of 10 km, speed of 130 km/h, and carries a 2 kg payload while having a maximum flight time of 20 minutes without load and 12 minutes loaded. The mid-sized RTF 10 has the same range as RTF 7 but is slower at 120 km/h, carries a 3 kg payload, and has a maximum flight time of 30 minutes unloaded and 12 minutes loaded. The biggest RTF 15 also has a 10 km range, 130 km/h speed, but carries a 5 kg payload achieving 36 minutes flight time without load and 14 minutes loaded.

It is not clear what type of Skydagger quadcopters were delivered to Kosovo, although local media reports suggest delivery of the RTF 15.

For more information on the KSF, please see Kosovo receives RQ-20 Puma UASs from US .