Bayraktar TB3's Second Prototype Lands on TCG ANADOLU
Following the first prototype, Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV's second prototype took off and landed on TCG ANADOLU (L400) LHD.
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Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Bayraktar TB3 Takes off from TCG ANADOLU LHD
Baykar's Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV successfully took off from and landed on TCG ANADOLU (L400) LHD for the first time
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Mojave STOL UCAV Takes off From ROKS Dokdo LPH
Following the take-off/landing test from HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, Mojave took off from ROKN's Dokdo LPH (LPH-6111).
Navy / Maritime
Logistics
TCG Anadolu Receives Replenishment at Sea from TCG Derya
Turkish Defence Ministry announced that TCG ANADOLU (L 400) and TCG DERYA (A-1590) performed the first “Fuel and Solid Cargo Replenishment at Sea”.
Analysis
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
Air
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Can Turkiye Build an Aircraft Carrier?
The Turkish Aircraft Carrier MUGEM is currently being designed in the Project Design Office.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 Starts Night Approach Tests with TCG ANADOLU
Baykar CTO Selçuk Bayraktar has shared the footage of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV performing approaches towards TCG ANADOLU's deck at night.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
U.S. Navy Installs UAWC on Aircraft Carrier
The first Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAVC) for MQ-25 tanker UAVs has been installed on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).
Navy / Maritime
Air
The Naval Forces Establishes a third Marine Infantry Brigade
According to information from the Ministry of National Defence sources, the Naval Forces are establishing a third Marine Infantry Brigade.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Kraken Studies Air-Deployed USV Concept
U.K.-based Kraken will work with air cargo company Capewell to test the idea of dropping K3 SCOUT USVs from cargo aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
FIA2024: General Atomics Displays EMALS for UAVs
General Atomics Electromagnetics is displaying its electromagnetic launch systems (EMALS) compatible with UAVs at FIA2024 organised in the U.K.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Teases KALKAN UAV on TCG ANADOLU
Baykar has shared a rendering of TCG ANADOLU (L-400) with its UAV systems, including KALKAN VTOL UAV, hinting at a proposal for use on the LHD.
Bilateral Relations
Turkiye and Spain Conduct Defence Industry Meeting
The Spanish Secretary of State for Defence Amparo Valcarce and Secretary of Turkish Defence Industries Haluk Görgün held talks at the summit.
Air
Turkiye Presents KAAN to the Aviation World
Turkiye presented its KAAN 5th generation fighter jet to the FCAS 2024 international summit, where participants worldwide joined to express their views.
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 Performs Ski-Jump Test
Bayraktar TB3 naval UCAV’s prototype took off from the runway with a ski-jump that imitates TCG ANADOLU’s (L-400) deck.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Turkish Armed Forces Use New Systems in EFES-2024
EFES-2024 exercise to be conducted in İzmir, Turkiye, will house new defence products for different military branches of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Unmanned Systems
Mock Ski-Jump for Bayraktar TB3 Spotted in Flight Test
As the next milestone of Bayraktar TB3 UCAV’s testing phase, Mock Ski-Jump was spotted clearly in the prototype’s 42nd flight test.
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