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

[Mis_TR_Like]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1948705736973795555

Oh this is awesome. I posted a long time ago about my personal VTOL jet-powered UCAV concept which launches suicide drones.

The great thing about this is you don't risk your own troops, send this bad boy in and let it launch its little minions. Great to see TSK is keen on such a concept.

 

[Yasar_TR]

Does Turkey even need such a Drone?

Before GAZAP and HAYALET, I would have been excited for it, but since those two bombs can do the same thing as a MOAB and MOP but be used by fighters, is there a purpose for an Anka 4 strategic bomber?

You will have to send your manned jets to drop the NEB class bombs literally on top of the target to have the right effect. Stand off bombing is not an option. Also there is a lot of HKG class precision bombs in our inventory. To fire these and Gazap on to ground targets you need to get within enemy HSS ranges. A stealth deep strike bomber, especially an unmanned one, is the ideal solution.

 

[No Name]

You will have to send your manned jets to drop the NEB class bombs literally on top of the target to have the right effect. Stand off bombing is not an option. Also there is a lot of HKG class precision bombs in our inventory. To fire these and Gazap on to ground targets you need to get within enemy HSS ranges. A stealth deep strike bomber, especially an unmanned one, is the ideal solution.

I think that makes sense.

Will any variants of the Anka 4 also serve as a tanker or Missile boat? Or will the bomber design limit its potential uses?

 

[Zafer]

A side note: Such a plane can very well be used to launch low earth orbit space payload. Like 100-500 kg payloads can be launched with such a plane. This is feasible because you don't need range with it and all the carrying capacity can go to the rocket that will carry the payload. See the foreign project in the same category.

https://www.science.org/content/article/rocket-launching-drone-ready-take-satellites-orbit
https://www.defenceturk.net/uydu-firlatici-otonom-hava-araci-ravn-x