Aircraft & UAVs

Asisguard Songar

The Asisguard Songar is a Turkish armed multirotor UAV built around a ground-control station, real-time video feed, autonomous or manual flight modes, and modular payloads such as a 5.56 mm rifle or grenade-launcher variants. In the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Indian officials said preliminary forensic examination of downed drone debris indicated Turkish Songar systems among a large Pakistani drone intrusion wave.

2025 India-Pakistan ConflictPakistan

Conflict side: Pakistan
Built by: Asisguard
Built in: Turkey

Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs

Image source: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle

Profile

Type: Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle
Conflict side: Pakistan
Origin: Turkey
Service note: Introduced in the late 2010s; documented in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict through Indian debris-attribution claims.

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Service History

In service: In Turkish service by 2020; reported by India as used by Pakistan in May 2025.
Used by: Turkish Armed Forces, Pakistan Armed Forces
Wars: 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict

Production History

Designer: Asisguard
Designed: 2010s
Built by: Asisguard
Built in: Turkey
Unit cost: Not publicly disclosed
Produced: Late 2010s-present
Number built: Not publicly disclosed
Variants: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifle, SONGAR 2x40 mm grenade launcher, SONGAR 6x40 mm drum-type grenade launcher, SONGAR 3x81 mm mortar gripper, SONGAR 8x tear/smoke grenade launcher

Specifications

Configuration: Eight-propeller multirotor UAV with ground-control station
Maximum takeoff weight: 44 kg
Payload: 9 kg
Dimensions: 140 cm rotor-to-rotor span
Mission radius: 3 km standard; up to 5 km optional
Flight endurance: Up to 25 minutes maximum flight time; manufacturer page also lists 35 minutes without payload
Ceiling: 3,000 m MSL and 300 m AGL
Maximum speed: 10 m/s standard; 15 m/s optional with selected payloads
Navigation: GPS and GLONASS compatible GNSS
Armament: Compatible with 5.56 x 45 mm assault-rifle payloads; grenade-launcher and mortar-gripper variants advertised separately

Conflict Usage

2025 India-Pakistan Conflict: Side: PakistanRole: Drone intrusion and air-defense probingreconnaissance strike UAV
India said Pakistan used approximately 300-400 drones across 36 western-border locations on May 8-9, 2025, and that preliminary forensic examination of recovered debris suggested Turkish Asisguard Songar drones; the same briefing described the likely purpose as testing Indian air defenses and gathering intelligence.

Asisguard Songar Videos

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Asisguard Songar Images

Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 1 — Source: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle

Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 2 — Source: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle

Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 3 — Source: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle

Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs - view 4 — Source: SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle

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Sources

MEA Operation Sindoor May 9 BriefingPublisher: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct-use context: India said Asisguard Songar drones were used by Pakistan in the May 8-9 drone intrusion wave, based on preliminary forensic examination of recovered debris. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 India Says Pakistan Used 300-400 DronesPublisher: The Wire | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct-use context: report of India's briefing that Asisguard Songar drones were used by Pakistan during the May 8-9 drone intrusion wave. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 Pak targeted 36 places with 300-400 dronesPublisher: India Today | Note: Supports 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict direct-use context: report of Indian officials saying Asisguard Songar drones were used by Pakistan, with debris forensics described as preliminary. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm Assault RiflePublisher: Asisguard | Note: Manufacturer product page supporting Songar background, mission radius, control modes, 5.56 mm payload, advertised features, and image provenance for the listed manufacturer-hosted gallery images. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 SONGAR Armed Drone System DatasheetPublisher: Asisguard | Note: Manufacturer datasheet supporting technical specifications including takeoff weight, payload, size, speed, ceiling, mission radius, flight time, GNSS, and 5.56 mm weapon compatibility. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 SONGAR Armed Drone System Integrated into an Armored VehiclePublisher: Defence Turkey | Note: Defense-industry reporting supporting background on Turkish Armed Forces inventory, armament, mission radius, real-time video transmission, and vehicle-integration context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21 What Is Asisguard SongarPublisher: NDTV | Note: Supports background on advertised Songar variants and reports the Indian government statement that Songar armed drones were used by Pakistan in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict. | Accessed: 2026-06-21