These Machine Gun-Equipped Drones Can Accurately Hit A Human Target From 200 Meters Away

Just before this year comes to an end, Turkey has made itself the first country to have military drones that come equipped with machine guns.

The gun-carrying drone is named the Songar and it has in its stock 200 rounds of bullet supply. The unmanned aircraft is able to hit the target from 200 meters away with every bullet.

This drone is the creation of Asisguard, a Turkey-based electronic company and as stated by the company, the aircraft was controlled from 10 kilometers away by a human moderator. Each person can manage up to three drones at a time by one single controller. The cameras onboard will provide visual and the moderators can decide when to fire the machine guns.

To deal with the problem of accuracy being affected by recoil, each drone is equipped with two systems. One of them is a series of sensors that analyzes variables like wind speed and the distance to the target. The other system control robotic arms to maneuver the guns to prevent recoil.

Songar is far from being the first gun equipped drones ever been made. The reason why these kinds of drones are sought after by militaries is simple. With these unmanned aircraft, attacks can be carried out while the soldiers are somewhere safe.

However, as more and more drones make it to battlefields, we will soon see human moderators being removed from the equation. The problem with this is, with no human in control, what we have are killing machines that only do what they are programmed.

These armed drones will be sold to Turkey’s government later this month. And while this batch of unmanned aircraft still needs human in control. It is highly likely that Asisguard will launch a fully autonomous flying killing machine soon.