Turkey will be the first customer for a new military drone with a machine gun mount that can fire single shots or 15-round bursts and carry a total of 200 rounds. Developed by the Asisguard, a technology firm in Ankara that specializes in military technology, the drone will use a laser sighting system to deliver a high degree of accuracy. The drone will also use a set of robotic braces to offset weapon recoil and ensure the drone's flight path isn't thrown off by firing. According to a report in the New Scientist, the drone will be able to hit targets as small as six inches from a distance of up to 650 feet. The 55-pound drone, called Songar, will be able to travel up to six miles at heights of up to 1.7 miles above ground.

A picture has emerged on social media which claims to show a new military drone China is building. The unnamed aircraft, said to be a torpedo bomber, is able to skim the surface of the sea and carry out'lethal attacks' on warships, said a post on Weibo, the Chinese equivalent to Twitter. In addition, the alleged drone would be able to avoid radar detection as it could fly at an extremely low altitude above the waters, according to Chinese news website Sina. Mysterious and powerful: Source suggested this is a new military drone being built by China. It's said to be a member of the CH drone series and can fly at a low altitude above the sea The picture, thought to be of China's new military drone, was first posted by a Chinese internet user on Weibo on May 3. The picture appeared to be a part of a brochure. The brochure claimed that the featured drone could attack large waterborne targets and carry out quick, long-distance strikes with air-dropped torpedoes.