Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan noted the first flight of the Turkish UAV ANKA III.
The head of the Turkish state in this regard posted a publication on the social network X: “Our unmanned combat unit Anka III, developed by TAI, successfully made its first flight today. I hope that it, thanks to its advanced technologies, design and characteristics, will make a significant contribution to the defense of our country. “
– 1 hour and 10 minutes in the air during the first flight
According to TAI, another important milestone in the Anka III project, which was originally developed on domestic components, remained behind. Anka III, the first Turkish vertical, free -scale turbody unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), successfully made his first flight.
The first flight of Anka III lasted 1 hour 10 minutes. Having reached a height of 8 thousand feet, Anka III developed a speed of 150 knots. During this flight, Anka III, flew up from the runway at 08.38, also performed the test for the runway. The flight of Anka III was accompanied by the base aircraft Hürkuş and the unmanned ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle, developed by the Turkish company Turkish Aerospace Industries.
of the new generation of the new generation Anka III will be able to perform many tasks, such as intelligence, observation and intelligence, an attack by air-air, air-air, neutralization of radar and air defense systems, protection of friendly forces in the air and on the ground, conducting electronic struggle , work with friendly links and relaying communication.
Anka III will be able to carry 650 kilograms of ammunition in each of the two stations in the fuselage, 650 kilograms in each of the internal wing stations and 100 kilograms in each external stations. Thus, it will be possible to integrate a wide range of options from the most common ammunition used in modern unmanned aerial vehicles to large ammunition, such as SOM-J, MK-82 and bunker bombs.