Turkish UAV Developments & Fielding

[Trident]

Both are correct: the port one of the aft-facing apertures (which are not identical!) is indeed a position light, but the starboard one is clearly an optical sensor.

Looks like they have thermal cameras dotted around
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[Combat-Master]

Aksungur UCAV launching TOLUN miniature munition

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WScZj4QXzuY

 

[Combat-Master]

Kizilelma PT-3 preparing for it' first flight

https://twitter.com/x/status/1823255387270766788

View: https://x.com/BaykarTech/status/1823255387270766788

 

[Combat-Master]

Haven't noticed this before, Akinci UCAV has a rearward facing camera

 

[Combat-Master]

STM - Roketsan Alpagut loitering munition prototype spotted on an AKINCI UCAV

View: https://youtu.be/-2hDQFHWa0o?si=u56HjBJqBJI8RyB4&t=29

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Aksungur UCAV launching TOLUN miniature munition

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WScZj4QXzuY

Looks like the pylon is part of the weapon or this was really a jettison test.

 

[Radonislav]

Looks like the pylon is part of the weapon or this was really a jettison test.

Ahahah no, it isn't the pylon but wings of Tolun

 

[Mark Nankivil]

Ahahah no, it isn't the pylon but wings of Tolun

Aaahhh, I see that now - the fairing is not as blended in as I was assuming.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Radonislav]

Aaahhh, I see that now - the fairing is not as blended in as I was assuming.

Enjoy the Day! Mark

Possibly because of color mismatch, it is easy to think a grey part as the pylon

 

[Combat-Master]

ANKA III prototype landing gear retraction tests

https://twitter.com/x/status/1825542711589445720

View: https://x.com/TUSAS_TR/status/1825542711589445720

 

[snne]

ANKA III prototype landing gear retraction tests

https://twitter.com/x/status/1825542711589445720

View: https://x.com/TUSAS_TR/status/1825542711589445720

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It'll be a VERY capable VLO drone once they make the surfaces more smooth and remove the antennas as they transition into the LRIP phase... I'd wager that the flat nozzle will only come with the indigenous engine.

 

[Radonislav]

It'll be a VERY capable VLO drone once they make the surfaces more smooth and remove the antennas as they transition into the LRIP phase... I'd wager that the flat nozzle will only come with the indigenous engine.

ASELSAN is perfecting their conformal antenna prototypes for serial production

 

[Combat-Master]

It'll be a VERY capable VLO drone once they make the surfaces more smooth and remove the antennas as they transition into the LRIP phase... I'd wager that the flat nozzle will only come with the indigenous engine.

Yeah, they will likely follow the trend and have a flat exhaust nozzle on the TF-6000. On subject of of the TF-6000, TEI have performed 54 engine runs to date since it's first turn over on March 9th.