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the project was rushed ahead of its course
The project is not rushed, it is a whole new design of an aircraft that neither them or anyone in the country is familiar with. I would accept any kind of delays with Anka-III pleasantly.
 

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See, that is why I wrote as far as I can remember because I thought it had fired UAV-230 from an inner hardpoint, but if it was the outer one then you right and it should be able to carry a Çakır without boosters, they only have, what, 50 kgs of difference?
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Yes, there is probably a difference of around 50 kg, which suggests that the weight difference between Cakir and IHA-230 may be within tolerance limits.

By the way 5 x IHA-230 could also be a pretty scary configuration. lol.



The project is not rushed, it is a whole new design of an aircraft that neither them or anyone in the country is familiar with. I would accept any kind of delays with Anka-III pleasantly.
What I meant by rush was not about the project team itself. And I completely agree with what you say. Indeed, it appears that the project team followed a very detailed pre-flight test procedure.As I wrote above, while the project was brought to the forefront during the election process, it was used in the political arena with many discourses. Expectations developed in parallel with this. Now, I have the opinion that the question marks in people's minds about the maiden flight test of ANKA-3, which has been expected since May, are also related to the discourses during the election process.
 
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All of us would accept any kind of delays with Anka-III pleasantly. Nevertheless the timing for the first appearance of a ''whole new design of an aircraft that neither them or anyone in the country is familiar with'' just befor an election seems a bit premature NOW... so I would understand some one who rephrase the process as rushing
 

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It's my favourite concept. If they can push this vehicle towards a naval aircraft concept, the company will grow tens of times in a few years.

- Fully autonomous landing and take-off on ship deck over TACAN
- Foldable vertical blades and half wing
- 4-5 hours flight endurance
- Ability to carry lightweight torpedo or medium-range AShM on sides or dipping sonar capability in the lower part of the fuselage
(Probably a much larger and heavier aircraft than the current model. I do not think this is utopic, if they receives the support of giants such as Aselsan, Havelsan and TEI.)
 
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do we remember jackal that we exported to England?

Jackal, which made its first shot with Thales' LMM (Lightweight Multirole Missile) missile in England in October 2022, received full marks from British engineers, defense industry personnel and military experts who participated in the test.


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Oh I remember this. Thales claimed this drone was completely developed and manufactured in the UK. Bloody imperialists!
 

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Oh I remember this. Thales claimed this drone was completely developed and manufactured in the UK. Bloody imperialists!
Our UAV Jackal is now much faster in horizontal flight with 6 thruster EDF engines We continue to work to make Jackal UAV the most effective and well-equipped aircraft in its class, which we continue to develop and test at the facilities in Kalecik, Ankara .... this is the latest tweet from 14.08.2023 from

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Oh I remember this. Thales claimed this drone was completely developed and manufactured in the UK. Bloody imperialists!
As far as I understand, Thales is supporting the project and as a result, it is also involved in its marketing. I think the real question is, for example, Havelsan has developed BAHA for use/test the systems - and future warfare concept- it has developing. If they supports this project, to what extremes point can it take its concept, I think this is the main question we need to think about.
 

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As far as I understand, Thales is supporting the project and as a result, it is also involved in its marketing. I think the real question is, for example, Havelsan has developed BAHA for use/test the systems - and future warfare concept- it has developing. If they supports this project, to what extremes point can it take its concept, I think this is the main question we need to think about.
You probably want to take a look at the civilian ducted fan champion the Lilium jet.


or the next one that claims to be much quieter

 

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Then they're doing a shite job. That drone is as Turkish as it gets. Stealing credit isn't very cash money of them.

Thales ain't steeling the credit.

This is from their website.

'The JACKAL drone capability has been designed and developed by experts from UK-based Flyby Technology, with Turkish partners FlyBVLOS Technology and Maxwell Innovations providing design engineering and prototyping expertise, to fill a recently discovered gap in modern combat operations.'
 

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Thales ain't steeling the credit.

This is from their website.

'The JACKAL drone capability has been designed and developed by experts from UK-based Flyby Technology, with Turkish partners FlyBVLOS Technology and Maxwell Innovations providing design engineering and prototyping expertise, to fill a recently discovered gap in modern combat operations.'
And FLYBVLOS states:
As Fly BVLOS Technology, we are proud to present the UCAV version of our indigenous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Jackal, which we designed and developed in Turkey with our own capital and exported to the UK on April 25, 2022!
That means they're stealing it.
 
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Oh I remember this. Thales claimed this drone was completely developed and manufactured in the UK. Bloody imperialists!
My how the turntables
 

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Russia, displaying captured, intact TB2

I wish these drones had little explosives inside, triggered by a self-destruct command.
It is not an intact TB2. They collected parts from several crashed TB2s and poorly glued them together 😂 these ruskies are hilarious losers

Edit: they also produced replicas of certain parts in workshops and glued them on, since they were missing some parts
 

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This is an arts and crafts project though. The tail lacks the camera and the structure of the nose is shoddy.
They even failed to properly replicate the decals, ffs!

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yeah, a more thorough look reveals the sloppiness.
 

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The first user of the ALPİN Unmanned Helicopter, developed by Titra, is the Turkish Land Forces.

Turkish Land Forces Command is taking Unmanned Helicopters to its inventory. Delivery of the ALPIN system developed by Titra Technology has started. The system will be used by the Land Forces for cargo transportation.

According to the special news of Tolga Özbek, the number of helicopters, which can carry a load of 200 kilograms in total, is expected to be increased in the Land Forces Command in the coming days. No official statement has been made about the number yet.

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  • Being able to observe a desired point or target steadily by hovering in the air with its "hover" feature and 24/7 surveillance with thermal and night vision cameras.
  • Fully autonomous flight capability
  • Long endurance time
  • High payload carrying capacity
  • ‘Hover’ and ‘pirouette’ capability for target tracking
  • Multiple payload integration possibilities
  • Possibility of use in various concepts: reconnaissance and surveillance missions, power line control, cargo transportation, mapping, emergency base station, response to disaster area, search and rescue operations, agricultural spraying, radio/communication relays, etc.
  • Expandable autopilot modes according to user needs
  • Mode A/C/S transponder system (optional)
  • Communication (air-air/air-ground) systems (optional)
  • Easy transport with light tactical wheeled vehicles
  • Real time image/video transmission (optional)
  • Autonomous target tracking with integrated camera system (optional)
  • GNSS Antijam system integration (optional)
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