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[Glass🚬]

Göksungur will be introduced this year?

 

[Balamir]

Temel Kotil said that.

 

[Anmdt]

Sorry for the dumb question.
But does a cruise missile need a minimum velocity to be dropped from a plane?

Technically yes, sufficient airflow is needed to start turbojet.

 

[Huelague]

Göksungur will be introduced this year?

Even a mock-up was not seen.

 

[Bayraktar TB2]

First flight will be made this year according to Temel Kotil CEO of Turkish Aerospace. It will be supersonic and powered by a turbojet which is impressive. But this statement was made before the covid pandemic which tragically infected him too. He is recovering according to reports.
Source https://www.defenceturk.net/goksungur-iha-ilk-ucusunu-2020de-gerceklestirecek

 

[Balamir]

Defense World

View News at Defense World

www.defenseworld.net

 

[Saithan]

Uh... Serial production of Akinci has begun ?

I searched for some news and can see it's mentioned in beginning of september..

Selçuk Bayraktar: AKINCI TİHA seri üretime geçecek

Türkiye Teknoloji Takımı Vakfı Mütevelli Heyeti Başkanı Selçuk Bayraktar: - (Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA) "Biz test uçuşlarına devam ediyoruz. İki prototip ürettik, üçüncüsü yolda. Ondan sonra da seri imalat araçları üretilecek"

www.memurlar.net

 

[Cabatli_TR]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1306552665283932160

20000ft altitude, 12 MAM-L munition and 28h duration...

 

[triangle]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1306552665283932160

20000ft altitude, 12 MAM-L munition and 28h duration...

This carrying capacity and endurance replaces 3 TB2/ANKA's. This can destroy a company sized armored/mechanized/artillery formation.

 

[Balamir]

...and with two TEI PD-170 engines.

 

[Blackeyes90]

If the Armed Forces decides to not buy the Aksungur i will be so pissed !

 

[triangle]

If the Armed Forces decides to not buy the Aksungur i will be so pissed !

They will buy both the Aksungur and Akinci, I'm sure of that. The Aksungur will most probably be cheaper to use because of its diesel engines.

 

[Brave Janissary]

Are we can upgrade our anka's to aksungur ? İn the basis they are uses same infanstructure.

 

[Blackeyes90]

They will buy both the Aksungur and Akinci, I'm sure of that. The Aksungur will most probably be cheaper to use because of its diesel engines.

Thats the logical thing. I heard some rumors about it. In hindsight those rumors never had any proof anyway but i cant be certain either.

 

[triangle]

Looking at the hardpoints, it can theoretically carry 4-quad MAM launchers for a total of 16 MAM's

 

[triangle]

Thats the logical thing. I heard some rumors about it. In hindsight those rumors never had any proof anyway but i cant be certain either.

Akinici's procurement is basically secured by the presidency, the Aksungur not, but I'm sure they won't let TAI down.

 

[Saithan]

I wonder if the control systems are similar, it would be a very nice thing if they were. Also I hope if we are going to replace our tb2 fleet that it'll be 1-to-1 so we get over 100+ Aksungur.

TB2 can be sold as battle proven 2nd hand to our allies, or used for training new generations of TSK drone warriors. Tunesia might be intered in some of them.

We just need to battle test them... YPG and PKK are prime targets.

Would it be prudent to say ANKA might be used by MIT or such for intelligence gathering ?

Personally I think ANKA makes much more sense for surveillance missions than TB2, our forests, mountains, seas and what not. Though the pricetag is a bit high.

 

[triangle]

I wonder if the control systems are similar, it would be a very nice thing if they were. Also I hope if we are going to replace our tb2 fleet that it'll be 1-to-1 so we get over 100+ Aksungur.

TB2 can be sold as battle proven 2nd hand to our allies, or used for training new generations of TSK drone warriors. Tunesia might be intered in some of them.

The TB2 are going nowhere. They have foreign parts that need permission to export. The TB2 production rate has been ordered to be doubled to 96 units per year. It is going to be too expesinve to even think to replace these new drones, let alone on a one-on-one basis.

Expect 24 Akinici's and 12 Aksungur production rate per year.

 

[Saithan]

The TB2 are going nowhere. They have foreign parts that need permission to export. The TB2 production rate has been ordered to be doubled to 96 units per year. It is going to be too expesinve to even think to replace these new drones, let alone on a one-on-one basis.

Expect 24 Akinici's and 12 Aksungur production rate per year.

Why a higher Akinci production compared to Aksungur ? Only one of those two have domestic engine atm, and that's Aksungur, so shouldn't production rate be higher for Aksungur ?

Of course I am not taking presidential favoritism into consideration.

As I see it Akinci will be tested thoroughly and will be kept ready, but the workhorse will be TB2 and Aksungur and perhaps even ANKA.

Especially if Akinci is able to fire AMRAAM's.

 

[Zafer]

Every UAV platform has its usage and its price. You don't want to risk a more expensive Aksungur if you can do the job with a more affordable TB2. Also logistics must be different. TB2 is 12 meters wide where Aksungur is 24 meters. Aksungur will do coastal surveillance best among others as it has bigger payload along with longer endurance and satellite communications. So those of you who want to waste TB2 for the sake of Aksungur are not getting promotion this year.