A new Turkish-made twin-jet kamikaze drone, showcased at the Ateş Serbest-2025 exercise, features GNSS-independent autonomy, with GNSS/GPS signals, supplemented by odometric data where necessary, reports Defence Turk and Defence Index. With specially designed avionics and onboard visual-odometry algorithms, the drone can navigate and reach its assigned coordinates without dependence on satellite positioning.
<p>According to information obtained by both news outlets, the KZ-350 drone is being developed with a target range of 350 km. Its cruising speed is 500 km/h, cruising altitude is 3,000 meters. Its takeoff weight is 120 kg and warhead 25 kg. Two domestically produced jet engines power the drone.</p> <p>Once a mission profile is uploaded, the KZ-350 is intended to operate in a “fire-and-forget” mode. It autonomously follows its flight plan to the target area and executes its strike without external guidance.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f1f9-1f1f7.png" alt="🇹🇷" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Türkiye unveils the MKE KZ-350 Kamikaze UAV<br><br><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f539.png" alt="🔹" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Twin-jet design for high-speed precision strikes<br><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f539.png" alt="🔹" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> 300+ km range for long-distance operations<br><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f539.png" alt="🔹" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Powered by a domestic jet engine<br><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f539.png" alt="🔹" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Designed for stand-off and deep-strike missions<br><img src="http://coordinates.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/1f539.png" alt="🔹" class="wp-smiley" style="height: 1em; max-height: 1em;" /> Marks a major leap in Turkish drone warfare… <a href="https://t.co/wCYenNogcK">pic.twitter.com/wCYenNogcK</a></p>— Defence Index (@Defence_Index) <a href="https://twitter.com/Defence_Index/status/1976959143694229637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank" rel="noopener">October 11, 2025</a></blockquote> </div></figure> <p><p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com/turkish-kamikaze-drone-unveiled/">Turkish kamikaze drone unveiled</a> first appeared on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.gpsworld.com">GPS World</a>.</p></p>