Akinci & Aksungur and Turkish Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Program

[revojam]

The Anka II will be able to climb to 12,000m. Both aircraft have a 24h endurance. The payload will increase from 200kg to 750kg for the Anka II. Beyond the same sensor and systems payloads, the Anka II will also be able to carry twoMk 82 unguided bombs, he said.

Anka-2
-40000ft altitude
-24h endurance
-750kg payload

Anka 2 thing Akinci(Akıncı) right?

 

[cabatli_53]

Ozmen said TAI is also developing a UAV that will compete on the international market for HALE surveillance missions, similar to the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. The aircraft will be able to reach an altitude of 15,000m using jet engines.

Akinci UAV project
-50000ft altitude
-Jet engine propulsion

 

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Ozmen said TAI is also developing a UAV that will compete on the international market for HALE surveillance missions, similar to the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk. The aircraft will be able to reach an altitude of 15,000m using jet engines.

Akinci UAV project
-50000ft altitude
-Jet engine propulsion

Hope Aselsan can develop necessary sensors to equip such a high-altitude aircraft... Seriously lacking in aerial reconnaissance.

 

[TheMightyBender]

The Anka II will be able to climb to 12,000m. Both aircraft have a 24h endurance. The payload will increase from 200kg to 750kg for the Anka II. Beyond the same sensor and systems payloads, the Anka II will also be able to carry twoMk 82 unguided bombs, he said.

Anka-2
-40000ft altitude
-24h endurance
-750kg payload

Brother can you please summarize our UAV efforts whenever you have the chance? Because I am very confused and I am sure there are many others like me. Specifically can you shade some light on commonality, missions, and schedule and timelines of these products:
Anka II
Akinci UAV
YFYK UAV
MIUS
Anka TP
TISU

 

[LegionnairE]

Hope Aselsan can develop necessary sensors to equip such a high-altitude aircraft... Seriously lacking in aerial reconnaissance.

That's not gonna be an issue. just a bigger SAR and you're good to go

at 15000 meters you're gonna get a lot of clouds, so the SAR would become the primary sensor I think

 

[cabatli_53]

Brother can you please summarize our UAV efforts whenever you have the chance? Because I am very confused and I am sure there are many others like me. Specifically can you shade some light on commonality, missions, and schedule and timelines of these products:
Anka II
Akinci UAV
YFYK UAV
MIUS
Anka TP
TISU

Tomorrow, I will try to type something about them bro.

 

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That's not gonna be an issue. just a bigger SAR and you're good to go

at 15000 meters you're gonna get a lot of clouds, so the SAR would become the primary sensor I think

These are the camera payloads of RQ-4.

 

[LegionnairE]

These are the camera payloads of RQ-4.

Yes I know, it's incredible. But you don't necessarily need all this, SAR is pretty good on it's own. Don't you think?

It would be very difficult to identify targets but it would be damn easy to track them. Am I wrong?

 

[Kamil_baku]

i believe those drones fly at 50000 feet high with jet engine are not really designed to do inteligence(if neded can do) but to attack flying object...
especially to fire air to air missiles you need high speed first...
on the other hand, Turkey will gain deep strike capability...
Lets say in case Asad fires missiles to Turkish jets, they will go to strike those air bases without risking Pilots, which is obvious that some of those jets will be lost in those attacks... But, at the end of the day, if you dont loose any pilot and and destroyed those targets, you are winner...

 

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Yes I know, it's incredible. But you don't necessarily need all this, SAR is pretty good on it's own. Don't you think?

It would be very difficult to identify targets but it would be damn easy to track them. Am I wrong?

No. If SAR was 'pretty good on it's own' the americans wouldn't invest in cameras - pretty logical no ?

 

[LegionnairE]

No. If SAR was 'pretty good on it's own' the americans wouldn't invest in cameras - pretty logical no ?

there's a gap between their budget and ours don't you think?
We need to be smarter in how we spend our resources, try to cut costs where and when possible.
IF possible.

 

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there's a gap between their budget and ours don't you think? We need to be smarter in how we spend our resources, try to cut costs where and when possible.

If resources are limited then you don't develop the platform. It's not like ANKA-S can not perform same duties, albeit at lower altitudes... HALE doesn't make sense if you do not have the survellience equipment to go with it. And I don't want to see another ASELFLIR-300T and CATS fiasco...

 

[LegionnairE]

If resources are limited then you don't develop the platform. It's not like ANKA-S can not perform same duties, albeit at lower altitudes... HALE doesn't make sense if you do not have the survellience equipment to go with it. And I don't want to see another ASELFLIR-300T and CATS fiasco...

You could use something like ARGUS, a rather simple system, looks to be effective.
You could have a variety of different payloads. it could be sar+ HGK,
it could be armed with AIM120s to escort the peace eagle.
It could be anything really.

We should develop the airframe regardless if we have the sensors or not.
And we shouldn't constrain ourselves to concepts created by Americans.

 

[Bismarck]

there's a gap between their budget and ours don't you think?
We need to be smarter in how we spend our resources, try to cut costs where and when possible.
IF possible.

Are you not the one who wants nuclear powered LHD?

 

[LegionnairE]

Are you not the one who wants nuclear powered LHD?

That's for science. We should pour billions into science.