Hurkus can use 20mm cannons. It has a very high maneuverability, climbing ability and angle of attack. It has roughly twice the cruising speed of systems such as AKSUNGUR, and its stall speed can be as low as 70 knots. In other words, it can perform both rapid deployment and air patrol at very low speeds. It can climb to medium altitude within a few minutes after engaging at sea level. It can perform evasive maneuvers with a force of 7 G at sea level. Since the cockpit part will be completely removed, the fuel capacity can be doubled, or it can carry some special avionics systems that are suitable for very different needs and very heavy compared to UAV systems. While the AKSUNGUR system can operate for 12 hours with a 750kg payload, this will probably be much less in Hurkuş, but it will have a high angle of attack, cruise speed, close engagement capability and the ability to use fired ammunition types.One would think another kind of UAV would cause immense logistics problems, but this wouldn't be so. You have fuel and ammunition. But most mechanical parts are WW2 tech. The concept is very cost and logistics friendly. Instead of expending tens of millions of dollars for air defence against cheap MALE UCAVs, I think just a couple millions can create a capable fleet of these planes.
Developing its brain is the hard part. It needs to be able to hunt targets with its cannon. Even better news: it can down a lot of UAVs! Just 4-5 can (conceptually) take care of tens of UAVs or scare them off (if detected).
Case in point: Libya. Enemy uses wing loongs. We use anti-air countermeasures ranging from missiles to fucking laser weapons. I firmly believe if these weapons existed, we would solve that problem with a couple million bucks and wouldn't lose the planes either.
Anyway, there are more creative and informed people in this forum than me. But I don't find it convincing that logistics problem is the reason we don't create these.
Since this system will be cheaper to operate than KIZILELMA, it can be used in risky areas where enemy tactical/strategic UAV and helicopter interceptors and rapid close air support are required. As a result, it will not be necessary to develop a system from scratch. An unmanned variant will be created within a program that has been going on for about 10 years.
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