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It is the full sized Anka-3. Anka-3 itself is not a very big aircraft, smaller than RQ-170 and tiny compared to Okhotnik.
 

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Yes! I am as happy as if Kaan had flown! :D

We can now deliver our much-desired "love" packages to the herd of hyenas&jackals around us, of course if the TF-6000/10000 engine enters mass production.
 

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For the fun of it I should say that in aviation they say "taking off is optional but landing is mandatory". Did Anka-3 land well too, as it took off. I certainly think she did.
 

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Holy shit, this is great news and a great achievement for Tusaş. A flying wing drone will be almost as big statement as Kaan itself.
 

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Mr. Temel Kotil saved face at the last moment by flying the Anka3. It is not always good to go for a hat trick anyways. It is better to keep the energy flowing on a continuous fashion. We still have Kaan's first flight to look forward to before we run out of extreme exhileration fuel and go back to normal joy of scoring points in technology.
 
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Great achievement. Kudos! It will be very effective when in service.
 

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KAAN is a major asset. But in wars, it is these little beauties that win you the battles. (A good example is TB2) .
With SOM-J , SDB, HGK, KGK and super Simsek under its belly it will devastate the enemy positions.
It is small and inherently stealthy due to its geometry. Married with TF6000 it is to become a major game changer for us.

Well Done Tusas! Now don’t take too long for serial production.
 

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IMO ANKA-3 with twin TF-6000 and SAR will be a Game Changer.
Which AD System in Türkiye's region could detect it, before it strikes its targets?
And just imagine SEAD/DEAD capability with Akbaba, SOM, Super Simsek, IHA-230/122 and TOLUN (SDB)
 

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What's the cruise speed of ANKA-3?

Since ANKA-3 stealth , could it be use as interceptor with BVR A2A missiles and AESA radar.
İmagine as if TN used ANKA-3 with A2A missiles. ANKA -3 is much more faster than Aksungur so when your ground radars suddenly detect UFO , you could rapidly send there.

Or ANKA-3 could cover over MPAC, Corvettes, Patrol Boats in the Aegean Sea.

Also imagine as if it had underwing AESA radar,EW pods etc. Kinda stealth EA/18growler

Kinda Hürkuş with BVR A2A missiles but stealth however ANKA-3 should be faster.(Hürkuş 550km/h- ANKA-3 : 700kmh )
 
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I am very proud of TUSAS. Congrats to all.

But:
"If best America had was not stealthy enough even for Iran, what is the point? " Is there a constant program scientifically evaluating our planes against various air defense radars to figure out weaknesses as in the movie "broken arrow"?

Currently stealth is a very capricious tech as I understand it. One day your plane is stealthy as it can be, next day a screw is 1 mm off and you are as big as a barn door on enemy radar. But will we even be aware of that before it's too late?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–U.S._RQ-170_incident
 
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