TR Small Aerial Drones & Loitering Ammunitions

[Oublious]

They do not even own the Rafale yet, there is one in France for integration and testing but no formally deliveries have begun.

Presentation of the first United Arab Emirates Rafale - Group News

Wednesday January 29, 2025, took place the presentation of the first United Arab Emirates Rafale. © Dassault Aviation - A. Bonfort

www.dassault-aviation.com

This first F4 Rafale for the UAE, produced in line with the contract schedule, will remain at Dassault Aviation’s Flight Test Center to perform flight tests in view of the first deliveries to the UAE Air Force & Air Defence which are scheduled at the end of 2026.

UAE accepts first Rafale combat aircraft

The first of 80 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft have been formally handed over to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it was announced on 29 January.

www.janes.com

 

[Tornadoss]

I doubt it's a Rafale.

 

[KhanOfEurasia]

It look more likely like a Hongdu L-15, the Ethiopia recieved the first Aircraft of this Type in 2022. The Ethiopian Airforce use the L-15 as Trainer and Light Attack Aircraft.

 

[begturan]

It looks like CH-6 rather than L-15 because one of the engines separates from the fuselage as the plane falling. Based on the aircraft's physical characteristics, low speed and the crash falling maneuvers, I thought it was highly likely that this was an unmanned aerial vehicle similar to the CH-6. What are your opinions?

Exclusive: CH-6 drone makes debut at Airshow China, ‘powerful UAV affordable, reliable’ - Global Times

www.globaltimes.cn

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2060174668850491416

 

[MonteCarlo]

Baykar Yiha-III/Sivrisinek is in Sudanese Army service

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2065725623486587328

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2076663286343385115

Raven kamikaze with a range of 1000 km.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2098674247757443552

STM’s Autonomous Systems Demonstrate Their Power in the Field

The new autonomous systems developed by STM using indigenous resources successfully demonstrated their capabilities during field tests conducted under various operational scenarios.

During the tests, the "Hunter Drone" TUNGA-X—capable of radar-assisted detection, tracking, and neutralization of threat UAVs—was deployed, while the integration of the TOGAN UAV and the NEST Smart Nest System for the remote, continuous surveillance of critical facilities was also field-tested.

Additionally, the integration of the Mini-Surveillance UAV TOGAN-M with the Smart Nest System, as well as the integration of TOGAN/SpecDrone for signal intelligence missions, demonstrated their capabilities across different scenarios.

 

[Mis_TR_Like]

New advertisement for SAVX's (TİTRA) MERKÜT FPV drone. What's interesting is not only did they develop a ground based nest for them (which could also be based on a naval platform), but ALPİN-2 is designed to carry 8 of these. As both platforms are in the inventory we can say the Turkish Armed Forces already have FPV "motherships".

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2101582842610221394

TOYCA-10E (Medium-Range Fixed-Wing) the new member of the team, just entered the game!

- Range: 250 km
- Warhead: 10 kg
- Propulsion: Electric
- Take-off: Catapult Launch
- Medium-Range Strike: Mission range of up to 250 km
- 10 kg Warhead: 10 kg warhead capacity for operational missions
- Anti-Jam Capability: Uninterrupted mission flight capability in high-intensity electronic jamming environments
- Autonomous Navigation: Autonomous launch, flight, and terminal dive capability via Skydagger Flight Planner

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2105945635643936987

TUSAŞ has commenced mass production of kamikaze drones capable of being manufactured in just a few hours—comparable to the Russian Geran-5. Mehmet Demircioğlu announced the development of kamikaze UAVs with ranges of 300 km, 600 km, and 1000 km, noting that—with the exception of the "Gölge" (Shadow) model (likely the shortest-range variant)—these projects feature jet engines.

 

[boredaf]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2105945635643936987

TUSAŞ has commenced mass production of kamikaze drones capable of being manufactured in just a few hours—comparable to the Russian Geran-5. Mehmet Demircioğlu announced the development of kamikaze UAVs with ranges of 300 km, 600 km, and 1000 km, noting that—with the exception of the "Gölge" (Shadow) model (likely the shortest-range variant)—these projects feature jet engines.

Russians have found exceptional success in Ukraine with their jet engine Geran's, so, it is a good idea. Have they released any footage from jet engine versions before?

 

[MonteCarlo]

Russians have found exceptional success in Ukraine with their jet engine Geran's, so, it is a good idea. Have they released any footage from jet engine versions before?

We have seen test footage of Şimşek-K(600 km) and Süper Şimşek (1000km), but not Ayaz(300 km). Apparently, they have all been successfully tested for Air launch, catapult launch, and ROTA. Also, Ayaz apparently has already been used in army exercises in the past and will be used again this month. Mehmet Demiroğlu also stated that since it is a small system, they will be producing it closer to Automotive production(10k/year) than Aerospace Production(10-20/year). Interestingly, they are choosing to keep Ayaz's appearance a secret across all these projects.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2106019730176004202

 

[boredaf]

We have seen test footage of Şimşek-K(600 km) and Süper Şimşek (1000km), but not Ayaz(300 km). Apparently, they have all been successfully tested for Air launch, catapult launch, and ROTA. Also, Ayaz apparently has already been used in army exercises in the past and will be used again this month. Mehmet Demiroğlu also stated that since it is a small system, they will be producing it closer to Automotive production(10k/year) than Aerospace Production(10-20/year). Interestingly, they are choosing to keep Ayaz's appearance a secret across all these projects.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2106019730176004202

Bloody hell, I thought 600 and 1000km ones were new drones as well, not Şimşeks. Well, at least we know they work and are pretty damn good options to have.

 

[Fuzuli NL]

We have seen test footage of Şimşek-K(600 km) and Süper Şimşek (1000km), but not Ayaz(300 km). Apparently, they have all been successfully tested for Air launch, catapult launch, and ROTA. Also, Ayaz apparently has already been used in army exercises in the past and will be used again this month. Mehmet Demiroğlu also stated that since it is a small system, they will be producing it closer to Automotive production(10k/year) than Aerospace Production(10-20/year). Interestingly, they are choosing to keep Ayaz's appearance a secret across all these projects.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2106019730176004202

Yet there is not a single image of it anywhere!
The logo was an indicator to what it might look like:

Which inspired this image: