if there are better UAVs so nothing to say new (except İran)
Bayraktar (Tactical UAV) has been designed after ANKA although ANKA is the most important UAV in service in Turkey. In fact they answer different kind of requirements. If only the best vehicle in each class in the world should be named as the new one so most probably ANKA is not a new product, but if you want my opinion it is, indeed. So I do not agree with that idea. That is true for scientific research not the productions
you need retractable gears for better speed and range I agree but it is not common in this class of UAVs as I said. The design should be cost efficient. In more expensive systems that could be included in design.
If you see the first picture, front landing gears is retractable..to reach better view what is the idea of only front retractable gears? The rear gears are larger and more effective in hole aerodynamics of the plane! Maybe to clean the camera front sight as you mentioned!
How can you get take of this UAV from desert? 3 whell systems do the same job better than skids
In this class of UAVs take off is different from MALE and HALE UAVs. They mostly lunch from a vehicle. The one with skies uses parachute to land and it needs something to reduce the risk of hitting the earth by own-body.