TAI ANKA-3 UCAV

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Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies

Turkey’s flying wing drone took to the air today in the latest milestone for the country’s burgeoning defense aerospace industry.

www.thedrive.com

"Exactly how successful the ANKA-3, or Turkey’s other advanced combat aircraft projects may turn out to be is a matter of conjecture. Each one comes with a plethora of inbuilt risks and there will very likely be some major hurdles ahead"

 

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Turkey’s ANKA-3 Flying Wing Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle Flies

Turkey’s flying wing drone took to the air today in the latest milestone for the country’s burgeoning defense aerospace industry.

www.thedrive.com

"Exactly how successful the ANKA-3, or Turkey’s other advanced combat aircraft projects may turn out to be is a matter of conjecture. Each one comes with a plethora of inbuilt risks and there will very likely be some major hurdles ahead"

Geez, the engineers must not have thought about this yet!

If they've spent an immense effort on this, wouldn't it be logical to think that they must've thought thousandfold more about this than us, right?


I mean c'mon, isn't designing any aircraft from scratch a risk in itself?!

I reckon they actually deserve a little bit of credit since they've so far managed to design, develop and then actually fly not just a jet powered drone but an aircraft that also happens to be a flying wing with LO characteristics.

Most of the times us ordinary enthusiasts and "defence experts" forget that these are not just some shiny RC toys to fly around, they are war machines meant to be serially produced.

 

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Its very steep angle take-off shows how high the performance is. We have a Tusaş that trusts its product.

 

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TAI just dropped a longer video of the maiden flight

https://twitter.com/x/status/1740686434132983822

View: https://twitter.com/TUSAS_TR/status/1740686434132983822?t=UWWUJ79ffCiIFuXKQyrOaA&s=19

 

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A nice walkaround clip from a recent interview

https://twitter.com/x/status/1783775340562624782

View: https://x.com/KeremHok/status/1783775340562624782

 

[Combat-Master]

The test conducted by ANKA III equipped with an Aselsan Aselflir-500 Electro-Optical camera was carried out using the Teber-82 Guidance Kit developed by @roketsan .

https://twitter.com/x/status/1837028345483034686

View: https://x.com/TUSAS_TR/status/1837028345483034686

 

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The test conducted by ANKA III equipped with an Aselsan Aselflir-500 Electro-Optical camera was carried out using the Teber-82 Guidance Kit developed by @roketsan .

https://twitter.com/x/status/1837028345483034686

View: https://x.com/TUSAS_TR/status/1837028345483034686

 

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Flypast at this year's Teknofest (other two in the pic below are Hürkus and Hürjet)

 

[Combat-Master]

Flypast at this year's Teknofest (other two in the pic below are Hürkus and Hürjet)

ANKA-III second protype drop tests from internal weapons bay to be conducted some time this year, no clear date given.
Source TUSAS GM -

View: https://youtu.be/tvnYrxVHfGE?si=-zy34-5aOuL1JyDZ&t=360

 

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Via Oublious/Defencehub

They are going to test second ANKA 3 prototype for weapon intregation and will use it IWB. If ecerything goes well first delivery will be done in 2026.

View: https://youtu.be/KoGWu6Q7f28?feature=shared

 

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Via Oublious/Defencehub

View: https://youtu.be/KoGWu6Q7f28?feature=shared

Our best look under the first prototype's belly yet.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1842278835632398747

View: https://x.com/kayraduyan2901/status/1842278835632398747/

 

[Combat-Master]

Aselsan Tolun SDB test launch from ANKA-3

https://twitter.com/x/status/1848375718440272079

View: https://x.com/halukgorgun/status/1848375718440272079

 

[Combat-Master]

Second prototype of ANKA-3 in flight, alongside Hurkus and Hurjet.

 

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Turkish Aerospace Industries TAI Anka-3

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Via @Combat-Master

ANKA 3 with Internal weapons bay doors open