Akinci & Aksungur and Turkish Unmanned Fighter Aircraft Program

[hyperman]

Any news when Anka 3 will fly?

 

[dBSPL]

Any news when Anka 3 will fly?

TAI GM Kotil said in a presentation a few days ago that the Anka-3 platform will fly very soon. The general expectation is late November, early December.
Also, first igniting of the TF-6000, which will be used in ANKA-3, will take place in December 2023. Said by TEI GM.

 

[renegademaster]

Why don't they make these stealth? Obvious from TF-X that they have the coating and design.

 

[Oublious]

Any news when Anka 3 will fly?

It is a real difficult to fly without vertical satbilizers, it is normal to take time. It is first time, when it fly the rest will be easy. Turkish people are waiting to fly it to.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Aksungur flying at the record 30K feet altitude with the indigenous engine TEI-PD170. Next version is TEI-PD222, so it may reach 40K feet...

 

[hyperman]

Greek defense company that developed Bayraktar TB2 Hunter went bankrupt​

Greek defense industry company Soukos Robots is on the verge of bankruptcy due to its accumulated debts. The company announced that it had developed an Anti-Drone System called Minotor with the motto 'Bayraktar TB2 Hunter'.

According to the information obtained; The Greek company Soukos Robots, operating in the field of defense industry, is on the verge of bankruptcy due to its losses and accumulated debts. A while ago, the company introduced an Anti-Drone System called Minotor, which it was developing against UAVs such as ' Bayraktar TB2 '.

No new news has been reported to the press since the end of 2022 regarding the system called 'Minotaur', which is launched as a laser-based anti-drone system. In the system built on an armored 8×8 vehicle; It was claimed that there would be a radar, electro-optical system, grenade launcher and laser weapon.

The company Soukos Robots is allegedly facing real estate tenders set for next month, including its main facilities in Larissa. The company has a loss of 12.7 million euros and a debt of 41.9 million euros.

The name Minotaur means half-man-half-bull creature in Greek mythology.

 

[LegionnairE]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725483642057601462

Like it's nothing

 

[dBSPL]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1726988566675460600

 

[LegionnairE]

Kızılelma new prototype afterburner test:

 

[Babur Han]

Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs Takeoff Consecutively from TCG Anadolu​

• 12 May 2025, 09:30
• 2 mins
• Navy / Maritime
• Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
• Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV’s third and fourth prototypes took off consecutively from TCG Anadolu (L400) LHD for the Turkish Navy’s Denizkurdu 2025 naval exercise.
The two prototypes took off from Keşan and landed on TCG Anadolu. Following the landing, the prototypes were loaded with two MAM-L glide munitions. Later on, both prototypes took off consecutively, and for the first time with munition load. During the exercise, Bayraktar TB3s will drop MAM-L munitions on land targets after taking off from TCG Anadolu.

https://turdef.com/article/bayraktar-tb3-ucavs-takeoff-consecutively-from-tcg-anadolu