Turkish-made unmanned combat aircraft Anka-3 successfully hits the sky during its inaugural flight
The Turkish leader, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, took to social media to share the news of Anka-3's successful inaugural flight.
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- Published Date: 04:42 | 28 December 2023
- Modified Date: 06:21 | 28 December 2023
"We are confident that our aircraft's advanced technologies, design, and features will make a significant contribution to our country's defense," Erdoğan stressed in his social media post.
ANKA III is a system that is faster thanks to its jet engine, has a high payload carrying capacity, and is less visible on radar with its tailless structure, according to the producer Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
The uncrewed combat aerial vehicle provides different missions such as reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence, with air-ground munitions, air-to-air ammunition, and radar systems.
Anka-3, with its "flying wing" structure, has many advantages such as low radar visibility, high speed, and high carrying capacity.
It will be able to perform many tasks such as operation and communication relay together with other friendly elements.
Anka-3 has a maximum altitude of 40,000 feet, a maximum speed of 0.7 Mach, a payload of 1,200 kilograms, and a flight time of 10 hours.
Anka-3 possesses capabilities for reconnaissance, surveillance, and intelligence; attacking with various air-to-ground munitions; engaging enemy helicopters, propeller-driven aircraft, and drones with air-to-air munitions; scanning for enemy radar and air defense systems emitting RF signals; providing protection to friendly forces in the air and on the ground; signal and communication intelligence; electronic warfare; and joint operations and communication with other friendly elements.