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

[Anmdt]

Maybe they are working on it?

Yeah they do.

 

[Huelague]

How do you want TB-4 to be? Like the TB3 but bigger or a different concept..?
Edit: apparantly, Baykar is already working on it for quite a few years (rumors) - https://turdef.com/article/baykar-might-be-developing-a-new-armed-uav-tb4

Bigger, wider, more MTOW and altitude. Maybe with small iwb's.

 

[Huelague]

I prefer our expectation to be in line with our actual needs.

...and customer needs.

 

[IC3M@N FX]

It makes little sense at present to consider a possible TB4 platform as long as the TB3 and TB2T AI are not yet widely available and fully integrated into service.
The priority should initially be to sell off part of the Turkish Armed Forces' older TB2 stock, particularly to friendly countries in Central Asia, Middle East, the Baltic States or Africa.

The proceeds from this could be channelled into the series production of modern systems such as TB3 and TB2T AI, which would ensure operational capability until around 2035.

Only when Baykar, Kale Arge or TEI succeed in developing a compact, fuel-efficient turbofan engine (not a turbojet) with a power range of around 800–1000 lbf by around 2032 will the time have come to seriously consider the TB4 generation.

This is because, from this stage of development onwards, medium sized MALE drones will require turbofan engines in order to achieve the required performance parameters.
From around 2035+ onwards, such systems will not only have to be significantly more agile and faster – with speeds of around 350–400 km/h in patrol mode and up to 700–800 km/h in combat mode – but also achieve endurance times of at least 10–12 hours.
By then, aerial combat against drones will have changed fundamentally, especially as enemy drone defence systems will become increasingly dynamic and much more aggressive then today.

 

[Huelague]

Yeah they do.

It seems you have some valid informations.