TR UAV/UCAV Programs | Anka - series | Kızılelma | TB - series

[Agha Sher]

Now that we've seen it in real life, anybody want to guess what is what on top of the fuselage? What does the darker shade black rectangle do? In the model photo, it was circular.

What do we really know about Anka-3? Yes, it's a flying wing UCAV, specs we have is that it weighs 7 tons(MTOW?) and can go mach 0.7, well short of transonic area. Nothing so far on the dimensions I believe. It will be low observable as we can see but how will that be achieved? For one, on the top of the fuselage I don't see any serrated/saw tooth edges. Is this the design or just how the prototype will look?

Obvisouly this is the first prototype. Design fine turning and build quality will incrementally improve

 

[boredaf]

Cakir seems like it could be a good choice

I forgot about it for a minute there, you're right. Btw, wasn't it going to be fired from Akıncı this year?

 

[I_Love_F16]

SOM cruise missiles and AKBABA will definitely be launchable from the Anka-3 in the future.

 

[Philip the Arab]

SOM cruise missiles and AKBABA will definitely be launchable from the Anka-3 in the future.

SOM may be too heavy, we need more details on the internal weapon bays. Downside of internal weapons bays is you have limited space and reduced weight capacity.

 

[TheInsider]

Slowly we are getting there.

 

[Enderun]

without people and tools

 

[Manomed The Second]

SOM may be too heavy, we need more details on the internal weapon bays. Downside of internal weapons bays is you have limited space and reduced weight capacity.

Som-j is smaller

 

[Ahmad]

 

[Philip the Arab]

Som-j is smaller

Wasn't the SOM-J built for the F-35s IWB? I'm not sure if the Anka-3 will have big enough ones.

 

[Manomed The Second]

Wasn't the SOM-J built for the F-35s IWB? I'm not sure if the Anka-3 will have big enough ones.

Even the KE can carry som j

 

[YeşilVatan]

OK, now we get to the questions:

1. How costly is ANKA-III? I really wonder the ballpark figure.
2. How many do we need, realistically?
3. How much can they steal roles from F-16? We need to conserve those hours.
4. Where do you guys think that this will see its first combat?
5. What is the range?
6. Can we fly them over Athens just for shits and giggles?

So many unanswered questions...

 

[Bürküt]

I'm not sure a SOW like that would be the best choice of weapon for this drone. Cakir seems like it could be a good choice, but in a total war scenario it would in my opinion be better to save standoff weapons for less stealthy platforms and instead use JDAM/LGB for this drone.

If anything recent wars tell us, you can stockpile as much PGB as you think you could need and that would still never be enough.

My expectations are not so much from this drone for the begginning.I just want it to be the wingman of the TFX while air to ground bombing.And for this HGK / KGK / LHGK is enough. For the future it might use Akbaba anti-radiation missile for the SEAD/DEAD.But if this drone can be stealthy enough...

 

[Philip the Arab]

My expectations are not so much from this drone for the begginning.I just want it to be the wingman of the TFX while air to ground bombing.And for this HGK / KGK / LHGK is enough. For the future it might use Akbaba anti-radiation missile for the SEAD/DEAD.But if this drone can be stealthy enough...

If its stealthy enough it will be able to operate in contested airspace much easier than non-stealthy Tukish air force assets.

I saw this on the wiki page of the F-117 and although Desert Storm was thirty years ago it is still relevant.

 "In their Desert Storm white paper, the USAF stated that "the F-117 was the only airplane that the planners dared risk over downtown Baghdad" and that this area was particularly well defended."

 

[TheInsider]

Many things will continue to be undisclosed in the following days, weeks, and months. Stay tuned. Expect development in the missiles and munitions.

 

[dBSPL]

First, a rain of decoy&jammer Uavs will turn the radar image of the enemy line into a fairground. Then, Anka-3s, together with interceptor drones like KE, will start clearing the area. In other words, the foe elements will have much bigger and more serious problems even before they reach&identify the MMU. Complete horror story.

 

[Luwian]

Anka-3

Wow... It turned out much better than I expected
...couldn't ask for more

Congrats to all staff !!​

 

[Knowledgeseeker]

We saw ANKA-3, which was developed for the Air-Ground Attack mission. So, are we ready for ANKA-4, which was developed for the Air-Air Combat mission.

TAI making an unmanned fighter jet similar to kizilelma?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637183100768641025

 

[Oublious]

We saw ANKA-3, which was developed for the Air-Ground Attack mission. So, are we ready for ANKA-4, which was developed for the Air-Air Combat mission.

TAI making an unmanned fighter jet similar to kizilelma?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637183100768641025

lol

this is literally crazy day....

 

[Philip the Arab]

We saw ANKA-3, which was developed for the Air-Ground Attack mission. So, are we ready for ANKA-4, which was developed for the Air-Air Combat mission.

TAI making an unmanned fighter jet similar to kizilelma?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1637183100768641025

Oversaturation?

 

[YeşilVatan]

Oversaturation?

Not if they are going to branch that out from TF-X and use the platform for extensive testing of subsystems in a few short years.

I'm going to be honest, BAYKAR is an absolute positive, but the most advanced stuff shuld be made by state owned companies. My spider senses suggest they uitmately want to be the defence company of 'the ummah' and not the Turkish nation. I would really like our allies having Kızılelma, but something like an unmanned TF-X should exist and be handled by the state as the strategic weapon it is.