{"id":60893,"date":"2026-03-15T15:39:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=60893"},"modified":"2026-03-15T15:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T09:39:44","slug":"turkey-launches-ai-drone-amid-middle-east-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=60893&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Turkey launches \u2018AI\u2019 drone amid Middle East war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey has launched a new drone amid repeated Iranian attacks in response to US and Israeli aggression. The country\u2019s drone manufacturer Bayer on Saturday (March 14) unveiled a kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called the K2. The company said the drone uses artificial intelligence (AI)-based flight and targeting technology.<br \/>\nAccording to Bayer, the K2 can fly autonomously in swarms and is capable of navigating, identifying targets and conducting attacks through an AI-assisted visual system. The drone has a range of more than 2,000 kilometers. It can carry a 200 kg warhead and has a maximum takeoff weight of about 800 kg.<br \/>\nThe company also said the drone can take off from small or unplanned runways. It is designed for repeated use in multiple missions. A promotional video was released at the unveiling of the new drone, showing the drone taking off, flying in a group, and demonstrating coordinated tactical maneuvers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turkey has launched a new drone amid repeated Iranian attacks in response to US and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":60894,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[115],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-60893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1?v=1773567566",1200,630,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1?v=1773567566",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=300%2C158&ssl=1?v=1773567566",300,158,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=640%2C336&ssl=1?v=1773567566",640,336,true],"large":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=640%2C336&ssl=1?v=1773567566",640,336,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1?v=1773567566",1200,630,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1?v=1773567566",1200,630,true],"covernews-slider-full":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?resize=1115%2C630&ssl=1?v=1773567566",1115,630,true],"covernews-slider-center":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?resize=800%2C500&ssl=1?v=1773567566",800,500,true],"covernews-featured":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C538&ssl=1?v=1773567566",1024,538,true],"covernews-medium":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?resize=540%2C340&ssl=1?v=1773567566",540,340,true],"covernews-medium-square":["https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?resize=400%2C250&ssl=1?v=1773567566",400,250,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"Biz Trend 24","author_link":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/author\/online24"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?cat=115&#038;lang=en\" rel=\"category\">International<\/a>","tag_info":"International","comment_count":0,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/biztrend24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Untitled_design_-_2026-03-15T153717.251_1200x630-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1?v=1773567566","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":59485,"url":"https:\/\/biztrend24.com\/?p=59485&lang=en","url_meta":{"origin":60893,"position":0},"title":"Iran death toll rises to 1,000, IRGC responds with missiles and drones","author":"Biz Trend 24","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The United States and Israel have continued their attacks on Iran and Lebanon. 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