![A fleet of Turkey's locally-made Bayraktar TB2 UAVs (drones) [Bayhaluk / Wikipedia]](https://i0.wp.com/d2.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1200px-Bayraktar_TB2_UAVs-e1674062145918.jpg?fit=920%2C614&ssl=1)
Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles, equipped with the latest smart ammunition systems, were successfully tested on Sunday, officials of an Istanbul-based company said.
The smart ammunition systems loaded to the Armed Bayraktar TB2 drones were able to hit targets 8 kilometers (4.9 miles) away, said Baykar Makina officials who did not want to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media.
![A MAM-L, 'smart ammunition' missile, is seen loaded on to a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone [Daily Sabah]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/1461950588205-500x267.jpg?resize=500%2C267&ssl=1)
A MAM-L, ‘smart ammunition’ missile, is seen loaded on to a Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone [Daily Sabah]
In each sortie, they can fly up to 27 hours, and can be used in domestic and foreign missions.
The drone and its electronic, software, aerodynamic design and sub-systems have been developed and produced by Turkey.
The smart ammunition system MAM-L, loaded onto the drones, has been developed by Turkey’s missile-maker Roketsan.
Turkey has become one of the top countries in the world to be self-sufficient in drone technology.