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

[Zafer]

It's time to develop a turbofan version of it as a strategic bomber, with a payload of 5-6 tonnes and a flying speed of 800-900 km/h.
For this, 2x TEI TF 6000 or AI-322 engines are sufficient.

As AWACS drones, it would also make sense; Turkey needs at least 2-3 more big AWACS Aircraft.
6-8 Akinci turbofans with a very large AESA radar on the back could significantly increase Turkey's capabilities.

That plane would be a twin engine version of Anka3. Akıncı is meant to be slower at half of that speed. However there is project to make a larger Akıncı with the TEI TS1400 engine.

 

[bisbis]

That plane would be a twin engine version of Anka3. Akıncı is meant to be slower at half of that speed. However there is project to make a larger Akıncı with the TEI TS1400 engine.

Baykar is reportedly working on a turbofan jet engine with 20,000 lb of thrust. Videos suggest this engine will be used in both a single-engine and a twin-engine version of the Kızıl Elma drone. I think TUSAŞ could follow a similar path. They could produce both single-engine and twin-engine versions of the Anka 3-like wingless deep-strike aircraft using the same engine. This configuration would be effective in terms of speed, range, and carrying capacity.

 

[Pokemonte13]

Süper simsek with its ew Payload (ESM/ECM) will be a force multiplier once its ready together with anka and kizilelma.

 

[boredaf]

AKSUNGUR carrying two SÜPER ŞİMŞEK

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2031334366270345501

Have we seen it carry Çakır or UAV-230?

 

[boredaf]

Afaik no we did not.

It should be able to carry 2 of them easily and given that Navy operates Aksungur Çakır would be the most obvious choice (Atmaca being too heavy for it), one would expect.

 

[Oublious]

Autonomous Open Formation Flight Test

 

[Pokemonte13]

Is it just me or does S1 has a different landing gear and looks a bit smother compared to pt5

 

[Ahlatshah]

What a sahur surprise from Selçuk Bayraktar. Love it

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2032609432991871208

 

[Angry Turk !!!]

What a sahur surprise from Selçuk Bayraktar. Love it

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2032609432991871208

I hope it's cheap.

 

[SCAR]

Advantages of owning the same companies

 

[Kaan Azman]

Baykar Unveils K2 Long-Range Kamikaze UAV with Swarm Option | TURDEF

Baykar has unveiled the K2 long-range kamikaze UAV that can take off from unprepared short runways and be reused, with a test footage showing swarm capability.

turdef.com

Caught some details from the test video, happy reading y'all

 

[SCAR]

But they can make cheaper. For example why it has front foldable landing gear?

 

[Angry Turk !!!]

Baykar should make this drone as cheap as possible. Man a 200KG warhead is great.

 

[Zafer]

But they can make cheaper. For example why it has front foldable landing gear?

Probably for unobstracted faster speed and for tighter stackability for stowing as it is expendable and may be needed in larger numbers.

 

[begturan]

A 200 kg warhead sounds great. Could it be converted into an anti radiation UAV by integrating the necessary sensors? Vestel Kargı still sleeping.

 

[boredaf]

Advantages of owning the same companies


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It's not like Piaggio came up with the idea of canards mate. If anything, this looks more like old XP-55:

That being said, I'm glad someone is finally doing this. We have needed cheap (in comparison to cruise missiles) long range kamikaze drones with substantial payload to use in high-low configuration. Russians have proven beyond doubt in Ukraine that it is the way to go. Also, that pod under the leading drone can be used to carry EW pod as well to pave the way towards enemy air defence. 1 drone in every pack with more electronic payload than explosive could make it a really deadly swarm.

If this can take off from Anadolu, since they are testing on the same runway analogue, it gives Anadolu unparalleled strike capability that no other ship of its class has.

 

[Pokemonte13]

A 200 kg warhead sounds great. Could it be converted into an anti radiation UAV by integrating the necessary sensors? Vestel Kargı still sleeping.

Theoretically yes but it needs a passive seeker and a (data link for mid course corrections if necessary). But using this for SEAD/DEAD duties is not smart as this is very big and slow. This would have a similar mission profile to shaheds only more capable. You could also use this as missile bait .

 

[Sanchez]

This is a weird design.

It looks like an attritable TB2. Biggest cost item on the drone the EO sight is replaced with a much smaller unit. Still have many similarities to TB2, which does make sense, they built over 800 TB2s so it is easy to believe that they can churn out components on the cheap.

Canards on the front are interesting, I wonder what do they add over the original design. Probably to use air friction to keep the nose down due to lost weight from the EO? It is possible that it is more maneuvrable like the tonneau they tried with TB2s in the past. The revised swept wing also clearly helps with maneuvrability. But doesn't look to have any MWR to detect incoming ordinance. It is possible that it "wobbles" during terminal phase to fend of any defenders.

It's a 10 meter wing span huge drone like TB2; so it cannot be catapult or rato launched, needs a runway. This is a disadvantage for countries that expect to fight against peer opponents and don't have the territorial depth. Turkey does have the depth so it would work for us. But the design is so simple that I can believe the unprepared runway claim.

With under the bonnet features that Baykar have been working on re AI, it should be interesting to watch.

 

[hugh]

How is this a kamikaze drone when it has bigger MTOW than a TB2? And it cannot be launched from a catapult as Sanchez said. I hope they designed it with tight packaging in mind and can be stacked and easily assembled in the place it will take off from.

 

[Mis_TR_Like]

Canards on the front are interesting, I wonder what do they add over the original design. Probably to use air friction to keep the nose down due to lost weight from the EO?

I'd assume it'll be handy when nose diving on targets