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 Navy in target tracking and non-firing gunnery exercises with anti-aircraft guns; and with radar-guided and heat-seeking anti-aircraft missiles.
[2][3] The Keklik is propelled by an OS-MAX 91 FX two-stroke engine developing 2.09 kW (2.80 hp), produced by German company Graupner GmbH.
[4] The delta-winged, robust and simple UAV takes off from a manually operated bungee catapult, and is recovered by a remotely controlled parachute on land or sea.
The tractor type aircraft is made of composite material and painted in bright colors for easy visibility.
[2] Data from TUSAŞ Türk Havacılık ve Uzaay Sanayii A.Ş.-Network 54[2]General characteristics Performance This article on an unmanned aerial vehicle is a stub.