Aksungur to Hunt Submarines

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Aksungur to Hunt Submarines
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) product twin engine Anka UAV called Aksungur will have anti-submarine warfare capabilities along with its Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) mission.
TurDef has learned that the Turkish Navy’s MPA programme Meltem 3 has the anti-submarine capability. The aircraft will share some of its duties with Aksungur UAV. The MPA mission is performed with ATR-72: the mission equipment and the torpedo onboard limit aircraft’s endurance. The aircraft flight time is less than six hours.Aksungur to Hunt SubmarinesThe Aksungur, however, has more than 50 hours of endurance. The tail design might allow sensing of electromagnetic anomalies in future. There are, however, studies for air-launched torpedoes as part of anti-submarine warfare.Aksungur to Hunt SubmarinesWhen it succeeds, the airborne Aksungur can drop the very lightweight torpedo. A parachute will reduce the descending speed of the torpedo.The UAV will reduce the mission load of both MPA and anti-submarine warfare helicopters.

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