Air force will run hundreds of flights for every single thing. This is another world's first. There are no UCAVs like this in service in anywhere in the world. Maybe Russians' S-70, which didn't fare great in Ukraine.
Yes he says 50+ Anka-3 order expected. He adds that the engine supply from Ukraine is still possible in spite of the war. He also says that if needed, they would be in a position to use the TEI engine. I am guessing that the TEI engine still not matured yet but can propel this plane.
Elif Ergin, the female pilot of KIZILELMA, Türkiye's first unmanned combat aircraft:
“I fly Bayraktar TB2, AKINCI and KIZILELMA.”
RAM paint is probably the last major alteration after everything else is implemented, there seems to be several more milestones before we get there. There is a Moore's law in project management; "90% of the job takes 90% of the time and the remaining 10% takes another 90% of time", totalling 180% of the planned time. This maybe an old law that does not apply every time but I know that developers want to take more time to make more and more alterations to their product before they hit serial production. I made a simple injection molded plastic tool myself and I made 20 prototypes of it before I was happy about it. In the case of Kızılelma looking at the pace of development so far, I would say a good 3 months is required before the champion dons a new robe.
RAM coating is not something that’s strictly mandatory; it’s more of a solution applied to specific areas where it’s actually needed, and it comes with maintenance and sustainment challenges. The main contributors to stealth are the aircraft’s geometry, surface alignment, and overall design.
Properly effective VLO requires electrical continuity of the material. Selective application of RAM will only have modest results.
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