TAI ANKA-3 Stealth UCAV | Specs, Updates & Discussion

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View: https://youtu.be/zMW4B0nBA4o?si=lxSsr_E0oc1-3bnI

Prof. Dr. Mahmut Akşit at 08.44: We have reached 5910 lb at test with TF6000, more than currently used imported ones. That is not even our final configuration engine, we will reach higher than 5910. End of this year or beginning of the next year, engines will be send to the manufacturers for flying tests.

 

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ANKA-III External and Internal Loadout

 

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There are changes in the new brochure of TUSAŞ ANKA III Unmanned Aerial System:
Length: 8.9m (previously 7.9m)
Wingspan: 13.1m (previously 12.5m)
Height: 2.6m (previously 2.5m)
Takeoff weight: 7,250kg (previously 6,500kg)
Payload: 1,600kg (previously 1,200kg
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https://twitter.com/x/status/2055221750271525228

View: https://x.com/Catfishtheblues/status/2055221750271525228?s=20

 

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Noticed in one of the Turkish Defence Talk - podcasts; The Anka 3 that was displayed at SAHA has different panel configuration I haven't seen before, and perhaps control surfaces too

SAHA 26	Rollout image from 2023

 

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Noticed in one of the Turkish Defence Talk - podcasts; The Anka 3 that was displayed at SAHA has different panel configuration I haven't seen before, and perhaps control surfaces too

That's a mock-up dawg...

 

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We're a bit late to post about this, but there have been some major developments regarding this project.

Acc. to TA(I) CEO, Anka-3 has undergone a substantial redesign based on data gathered from its first two prototypes and "the experience gained from the Kaan program":

-TA(I) CEO- stated that Anka-3 has been redesigned based on data gathered from the platform's first two prototypes.

The revised configuration features:

• An increase in payload capacity from 1.3 to 1.7 tonnes.
• A further reduction in RCS.
• Extended range and endurance.
• The addition of air-to-air capability.
• The introduction of next-generation paint and radar-absorbing coatings.

The new Anka-3 prototype is scheduled to conduct its maiden flight in Q1 2027, with deliveries targeted to begin in the second half of 2027.

https://gdhdijital.com/haber/tusas-...oruyla-teslim-edilecegini-acikladi-rock2kwhax
Its RCS has been reduced even further, payload capacity and endurance have been increased, air-to-air capability has been added, and it will finally receive RAM coatings...

The final two prototypes incorporating these changes are currently under assembly, with the revised configuration expected to make its maiden flight in Q1 2027 ahead of deliveries to the TuAF in H2 2027 for operational evaluation.

 

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ANKA-3 x2 SuperSimsek drones

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ykhhku_ipA4

 

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We're a bit late to post about this, but there have been some major developments regarding this project.

Acc. to TA(I) CEO, Anka-3 has undergone a substantial redesign based on data gathered from its first two prototypes and "the experience gained from the Kaan program":


https://gdhdijital.com/haber/tusas-...oruyla-teslim-edilecegini-acikladi-rock2kwhax
Its RCS has been reduced even further, payload capacity and endurance have been increased, air-to-air capability has been added, and it will finally receive RAM coatings...

The final two prototypes incorporating these changes are currently under assembly, with the revised configuration expected to make its maiden flight in Q1 2027 ahead of deliveries to the TuAF in H2 2027 for operational evaluation.

TA(I) CEO:

The design of the new ANKA-3 has been completed, and production has begun.

We will begin their first flights by the end of this year or sometime next year. We will also start delivering them next year, depending on the need; initially, we will again have two prototypes flying.

We've already conducted quite a lot of testing, and we will continue the remaining tests with these two prototypes in the updated configuration.