BAYKAR
The annual production capacity will increase with the new facility
-- 360 TB-2
-- 36 AKINCI
-- 36 KIZILELMA
It once again attracted attention with the export of 664 million dollars of UCAVs in 2021
The number of Countries which contracts were signed for Bayraktar TB2 is 22.
also AKINCI UCAV has been purchased by 4 Countries
Ukraine
Poland
Pakistan
Azerbaijan
Qatar
Libya
Morocco
Niger
Djibouti
Kyrgyzstan
Turkmenistan
Somalia
Ethiopia
Nigeria
Bangladesh
( In other words, if a country places a new order from Baykar, 3 years later is given to deliver the product )
For first time in the world, Turkey used Drones as primary element in air strikes
Turkiye’s extensive deployment of Armed Drones in its fight against Syrian Regime Forces in Idlib province has put forward a "new military doctrine" in the world
Bayraktar TB-2 UCAVs are intended to be used as close air support
Operational History
-- Turkiye's counterterrorism operations
-- Syria
-- Libya
-- Azerbaijan and 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war
-- Ukraine and 2022 Russian invasion
-- Ethiopia and Tigray
Bayraktar TB-3
It is currently being developed due to the lack of aircraft to be deployed on the TCG ANADOLU Amphibious Assault Sship
Length: 8.35 m
Height: 2.6 m
Wing span: 14 m
Max take-off weight: 1,450 kg
Payload capacity: 280 kg
Powerplant: 1 × TEI PD170
PRODUCTION CAPACİTY
Initially, only 1 Bayraktar TB2 was built per month
now Baykar has the level to produce 20 TB2s per month ( 240 TB2s per year )
The production line has been reserved for 3 years. This shows that 720 UCAVs have already been ordered
The annual production capacity will increase with the new facility
-- 360 TB-2
-- 36 AKINCI
-- 36 KIZILELMA
BAYKAR New R&D Center ( 46.200 m² ) Esenyurt/ISTANBUL
Baykar new UAV Factory ( 54.235 m² ) Hadımköy/ ISTANBUL
Baykar AKINCI UCAV
Length : 12,3 m
Height : 4,1 m
Wingspan : 20 m
MTOW : 5.500 kg
Max speed : 360 km/h
Combat range : 2.000+ km
Payload : 1350 kg
Endurance : 24 hours
Service ceiling : 40.000 feet
-- AESA Radar
-- SATCOM
-- Electronic Data Gathering ( ELINT / COMINT )
-- 6 multi-core Artificial Intelligence Computers
-- 275 km SOM Cruise Missile
-- 250 km KUZGUN-TJ joint strike Missile with IIR seeker
-- 150 km CAKIR Cruise Missile with IIR seeker
-- 65 km GOKDOGAN and 25 km BOZDOGAN air to air missiles
-- 40 km KUZGUN-KY Missile
-- 30 km MAM-T laser guided Munition
-- 15 km MAM-L laser guided Munition
-- 12 km UMTAS anti Tank Missile with top attack capability
Also NEB , TEBER , KGK-82 guided Bombs
AİR TO AİR combat CAPABILITY
AKINCI UCAV will carry AESA Radar with Air to Air Missiles
25 km BOZDOGAN air to air Missile
100+ km GOKDOGAN air to air Missile
AIR-TO-GROUND high precision strike CAPABILITY
-- 275 km SOM Cruise Missile
-- 250 km KUZGUN-TJ joint strike Missile with IIR seeker
-- 150 km CAKIR Cruise Missile with IIR seeker
-- 40 km KUZGUN-KY Missile
-- 30 km MAM-T laser guided Munition
-- 15 km MAM-L laser guided Munition
-- 12 km UMTAS anti Tank Missile with top attack capability
Also NEB , TEBER , KGK-82 guided Bombs
AkINCI will be the first UCAV in the World that capable of launching a Cruise Missile
Warhead : 230 kg
Range : 275 km
Guidance : INS+GPS+TRN+IBN+ATR+DL
Seeker : IIR
Speed : 0.94 mach
Network enabled capability : YES
Capability : land attack and anti-ship
AESA Radar will be putted into AKINCI UCAV in 2022
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Savunma Sanayii Başkanı Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir, ASELSAN tarafından yürütülen AESA Radar Projesi hakkında açıklamalarda bulundu.
www.savunmasanayist.com