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[uçuyorum]

don't know how credible the account is, so take it with a grain of salt.

"An Official:

- ANKA 3 -

-Cannot exceed the speed of sound. The new version of this, a twin-engine aircraft will exceed the speed of sound.

-We made the 2nd and 3rd and are currently producing them."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769446035976335820

Speed isn't that important. B2 can't pass 0.8 mach either, so I hope they optimize the twin engine variant for maximum payload.

 

[boredaf]

don't know how credible the account is, so take it with a grain of salt.

"An Official:

- ANKA 3 -

-Cannot exceed the speed of sound. The new version of this, a twin-engine aircraft will exceed the speed of sound.

-We made the 2nd and 3rd and are currently producing them."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769446035976335820

I mean, it is official that it cannot go supersonic, it's official top speed is 0.7 mach or something like that on TAI's website and they said before they were planning to make a bigger version (or could make) so second part is also not surprising.

 

[Sanchez]

Designing a flying wing for lower RCS and lower drag coefficient and then redesigning it to go supersonic is like building a truck and putting a jet engine on the back, it looks cool, but it's very much just dumb and doesn't make any sense apart from clout.

 

[Radko]

Maybe it is not Anka-3 but a different design that is V/LO

New version of Anka family is Anka-4 just saying

 

[Azeri441]

Now the chinese have a much better access to reverse engineer the TB-2

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Lmao I hope this is a troll, you think China needs to reverse engineer TB-2? can't be serious

 

[Zapper]

Lmao I hope this is a troll, you think China needs to reverse engineer TB-2? can't be serious

Why not...even though the TB2 isn't necessarily the most technologically advanced UAV out there, it has seen better success both in terms of exports and operational capabilities compared to the chinese counterparts

 

[KhanOfEurasia]

Is there a Programm for a high Altitude ISR UAV like the Triton ?

It will be a usefull Assest in the Mediterranean sea as well indian Ocean, it can also provide real Time Target Tracking with ASELSAN SAR Pod.

MQ-4C Triton BAMS UAS

MQ-4C Triton is a new broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developed by Northrop Grumman for the US Navy.

www.naval-technology.com

 

[Azeri441]

Why not...even though the TB2 isn't necessarily the most technologically advanced UAV out there, it has seen better success both in terms of exports and operational capabilities compared to the chinese counterparts

Thats because China is not really concerned about exports, they have more than enough money for their own defense industry, Turkey however needs these exports to finance future developments

 

[Yasar_TR]

don't know how credible the account is, so take it with a grain of salt.

"An Official:

- ANKA 3 -

-Cannot exceed the speed of sound. The new version of this, a twin-engine aircraft will exceed the speed of sound.

-We made the 2nd and 3rd and are currently producing them."

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769446035976335820

As I previously mentioned here, Anka 3 is a flying wing. If you try to go supersonic you need to heavily compromise it's structural integrity by making the wings very thin. From engineering aspect it is just not feasible.
A supersonic Anka 4 is either a very different plane with vertical stabilisers or is another KE type fighter to complement Anka 3.

Anka 2 and Anka 3 are two very different concepts. So nomenclature shouldn't be taken as something that follows previous model.

 

[Zapper]

Thats because China is not really concerned about exports, they have more than enough money for their own defense industry, Turkey however needs these exports to finance future developments

If Google was satisfied with the revenue from "search" alone, it wouldn't have grown this big to have a $1.9T market cap. Countries or businesses will always try to diversify their income sources and revenue streams. In spite of being cash rich, the chinese weren't able to develop an engine and still rely on the Russians. While they might already have a know-how of most of TB2's tech, they'll leave no stone unturned to get a better understanding of what TAI got right and how does TB2 have better operational success

and the chinese exporting weapons platforms isn't necessarily about the money but soft power projection and bilateral ties

 

[yf120]

Not sure where to post this

Newly formed Maldives Air Corps inducts Baykar TB2s

The Maldives has inducted Baykar Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while forming a new Air Corps to conduct...

www.janes.com

 

[what]

Not sure where to post this

Newly formed Maldives Air Corps inducts Baykar TB2s

The Maldives has inducted Baykar Bayraktar TB2 medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) while forming a new Air Corps to conduct...

www.janes.com

All good this time, but we gather these kinds of news in here:

Defence Exports & Updates

%42 that American pie is begging to be devoured by Turks.

defencehub.live

 

[KhanOfEurasia]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769797676629967089

 

[Merzifonlu]

A supersonic Anka 4 is either a very different plane with vertical stabilisers or is another KE type fighter to complement Anka 3.

+1.

I think Anka-4 will be an interceptor drone that can operate at very high altitudes. I think that 6th generation fighters will operate at very high altitudes. Therefore, we will need an interceptor drone to operate at the same altitude to intercept them.

 

[Oublious]

Aselsan CATS ile Orta ve Yüksek İrtifa Sistem Tanımlama Testi | Medium and High-Altitude System Identification Test with Aselsan CATS

 

[Agha Sher]

Aselsan CATS ile Orta ve Yüksek İrtifa Sistem Tanımlama Testi | Medium and High-Altitude System Identification Test with Aselsan CATS

Please note that the 2nd TB3 prototype was parked on the tarmac at the beginning of the video.

 

[Quasar]

+1.

I think Anka-4 will be an interceptor drone that can operate at very high altitudes. I think that 6th generation fighters will operate at very high altitudes. Therefore, we will need an interceptor drone to operate at the same altitude to intercept them.

What is coming i.e ANKA 4? ETA ''2025' ' will be for the role of airspace defense and Air to Air i.e as you stated interceptor or better to say kind of fighter - interceptor and definitly will not look anything like flying wing ANKA 3 this is for sure since the mission requirements dictates this

 

[UkroTurk]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1769797676629967089

" ANKA-3 twin engine variant will exceed speed of sound "

Noone said it.
Herkes götünden birşey uyduruyor. O zaman bende uydurayım.

Twin jet engine variant of "ANKA" will exceed speed of sound and it will be called "ANKA-4"

 

[Nutuk]

The chance is high that they have collected footages from drones shot down in Ukraine, Yemen etc. and claim they (PKK) is shooting it down.

Firstly the PKK does not have missiles that go higher than manpads.

The footages of wrecks don't tell much too, they can be crashed due to mechanical failure, one ANKA was shot down by the US

 

[Quasar]

Happy B - Day Aksungur

20 March 2019

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1770445051895697805