Battle for air supremacy heats up in Libya despite COVID-19 outbreak

The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 armed drones — purchased by Qatar and operated by GNA troops trained in Turkey — are the GNA’s drone of choice. The drones, which carry two or four MAM-L smart micro munitions, are capable of surgical hits on ground targets from a distance of up to seven kilometers (nearly 4.5 miles). The 40-kilogram (88-pound) MAM-L munitions, however, have limited destructive power. GNA forces have used also Israeli Orbiter-3 drones for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance.

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