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

[Kitra]

This means that the country's resources and energy are not used in an optimized way.I wish this was happening only with UAVs or Air vehicles.It's same with the Sage and Roketsan

It is a strategic choice of TSK and the government to have multiple sources for everything from weapons to even nuclear power plants. If one fails/delays the development or is embargoed then the other can continue. this actually happened to our plans with nuclear power plants. 3 were planned but only one got built.

With this strategy, you have a better product while only money is "wasted". Futhermore, we are actually not even wasting money with this strategy since the actual goal is the development of human resources which can handle difficult situations.

The option of not having an fighter/drone/npp could mean disaster.

So this strategy is GOOD and should be supported.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1699053019567198290

 

[Zafer]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1699053019567198290

A hell of an RC plane.

 

[uçuyorum]

I hope with the manned unmanned team and loyal wingman concepts, aerospace companies will improve usability of interfaces and autonomy of manned fighters to the point pilot no longer has to engage with throttle and stick and instead can focus on weapons and mission systems. I mean what stops any manned plane from being able to take off, land and cruise with very little real time input just like uavs can?

 

[Fuzuli NL]

RED KAAN's loyal wingman???
PURPLE unmanned fighter???

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The way I understand it:

Red = Downscaled pre-prototype scaled model (similar to "Öncü" before ANKA and "taktik Caldiran" before TB-2)
Purple = Full-scale prototype.

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1700051488930697422

Our passion for landing on aircraft carriers with piston-engined UAVs also attracted the British. This disease infected them too. puhahaha

 

[Anmdt]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1700051488930697422

Our passion for landing on aircraft carriers with piston-engined UAVs also attracted the British. This disease infected them too. puhahaha

I have expected a better test from UK to be honest. We are going to need a similar cargo drone in future, in fact, more than an armed drone to be honest.

 

[Ahlatshah]

I have expected a better test from UK to be honest. We are going to need a similar cargo drone in future, in fact, more than an armed drone to be honest.

UK seems bad at developing drones. It is very surprising for aviation country such as UK

According to this article, 8 of 54 Watchkeepers UAVs have been down in recent years. Moreover, they couldnt sustain 6000 flight hours in a year, only 1200 or so. The reason is , if the article is to be believed, weather conditions of Britain island, but watchkeepers couldnt fly at hot air of the gulf.

Examining The Deployment Of The U.K.'s Troubled Watchkeeper Drones At Fort Bliss

Despite efforts to improve its Watchkeepers, the British Army has faced persistent problems with them and has a huge bill to show for it.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Afif]

For their UCAV requirement, they just bought MQ-9B off the shelf. Same with AH-64E for their Attack helicopter program.
For last 20 years, their Naval programs are more active than Aerospace ones. (Astute class SSN, Vanguard SSBN, Queen Elizabeth class AC, Type 26 Frigate.)

 

[B_A]

UK seems bad at developing drones. It is very surprising for aviation country such as UK

According to this article, 8 of 54 Watchkeepers UAVs have been down in recent years. Moreover, they couldnt sustain 6000 flight hours in a year, only 1200 or so. The reason is , if the article is to be believed, weather conditions of Britain island, but watchkeepers couldnt fly at hot air of the gulf.

Examining The Deployment Of The U.K.'s Troubled Watchkeeper Drones At Fort Bliss

Despite efforts to improve its Watchkeepers, the British Army has faced persistent problems with them and has a huge bill to show for it.

www.thedrive.com

Only a few countries good at developing drones

USA.israel,China and Turkiye,that s all.This Big4 covered 95% of militarty drone export market.

Russian and Iranian etc. are developing drones but still without many marketing success.

The tradtional aviation and many rich countries are bad at developing drones.

Such as France Germany Japan,UK,S.Korea,lTaly,Sweden........

 

[Bogeyman]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1700935948698009757

Titra Teknoloji's ALPIN unmanned helicopter platform successfully performed its resupply mission in the Claw Kilit operation region.

 

[Ahlatshah]

Our Military had to use other manned helos in Gabar etc. even for the slightest things, sometimes UH 60s.

Actually I am very impressed. Even if 5-6 flight hours with full weight and carrying 200 kgs in a 200 km radius, is no joke. Kudos to our engineers

 

[Zafer]

I wish they could do something from scratch.

 

[Afif]

I would be little skeptical for now until we can do a proper cost benefit analysis on using such systems in large scale.

 

[Zafer]

For small cargo airdropping, US military started using winged coffin like boxes invented by Chip Yates. You drop the box wings open and glide to its destination.

Yates to start full-rate production of 900kg cargo glider UAV

Yates Electrospace unveiled at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in London a larger variant of its unmanned cargo glider, the Silent Arrow GD-2000, that can fly with a gross weight of 907kg (2,000lb).

www.flightglobal.com

They already shipped several thousand.

 

[Tornadoss]

This might be good for flat terrain but I am skeptical about usage of it on mountainous area. But definitely our companies should consider.

For small cargo airdropping, US military started using winged coffin like boxes invented by Chip Yates. You drop the box wings open and glide to its destination.

Yates to start full-rate production of 900kg cargo glider UAV

Yates Electrospace unveiled at the Defense & Security Equipment International (DSEI) show in London a larger variant of its unmanned cargo glider, the Silent Arrow GD-2000, that can fly with a gross weight of 907kg (2,000lb).

www.flightglobal.com

They already shipped several thousand.

 

[Zafer]

This might be good for flat terrain but I am skeptical about usage of it on mountainous area. But definitely our companies should consider.

I have an idea of a similar disposable drop helicopter but needs experimenting. I am sure it can work, similar to parachute speed but steerable and faster. You can even use drop gliders and helicopters for firefighting.

 

[Quasar]

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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https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1691873836503884220

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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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- This was Alpin's debut in a real-time operation.
-TİTRA is working on a naval variant

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1701142639184097419

 

[Brave Janissary]

 

[Heartbang]

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

New drone completes first firing of missile in significant unmanned air combat milestone

A new versatile drone system capable of multiple types of combat mission over land, sea and air has completed a highly successful first trial firing of a Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) to bring the potential of unmanned air combat a step closer to reality.

www.thalesgroup.com

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1702337466735210719

The intellectual property (IP) rights of the Jackal UAV, designed and developed by Turkish engineers at Fly Bvlos, were acquired by the UK company Flyby Technology last July.

Huh. That explains it then. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯