Baykar Prepares for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Development
Baykar has added a project regarding the conceptual design of an unmanned cargo aircraft on its official site, which will take the Akıncı UCAV as basis.
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Logistics
Unmanned Systems
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Aeroballistic Missile
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV fired the laser-guided configuration of ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 aeroballistic missile, hitting a fixed sea target at 50 km range.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV Drops Winged TEBER-82 Guided Bomb
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV dropped one fixed-winged TEBER-82 and two-winged TEBER-82 Laser+GNSS-guided 500 lb bombs and successfully hit all three targets.
Unmanned Systems
Two TUSAŞ Anka-III UCAV Prototypes Fly in Formation
TUSAŞ’s second Anka-III stealth UCAV prototype performed a flight alongside the first one, both UCAVs being controlled by the same ground control station.
Unmanned Systems
Raising the Bar: Somalia Procures Akıncı UCAVs From Baykar
Somalia will reportedly receive an undisclosed number of Baykar’s Bayraktar Akıncı UCAVs, which have greater firepower than Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs in use.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
MURAD 100-A AESA Radar on Akıncı UCAV Locks on Targets
ASELSAN’s MURAD 100-A AESA radar for fighters and UCAVs, integrated into Akıncı UCAV, achieved locks on multiple targets during the second flight test.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV Takes Flight with MURAD AESA Radar
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its flight test with ASELSAN’s MURAD AESA radar developed for various platforms, following the flight with the F-16.
Sensors
ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Set to Double the Targeting Range
ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the ASELFLIR-600 EO/IR being developed for larger UCAV platforms would have double the current laser designation range.
Unmanned Systems
Indonesia orders from Turkiye Bayraktar TB3 and Akıncı UCAVs
Following President Erdoğan's visit to Indonesia, Indonesia has ordered Bayraktar TB3 and Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs from Baykar).
Investment
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Chooses Morocco as the Next Location for Production
Following the ventures for production in Azerbaijan, Ukraine, and Mongolia, Baykar has picked Morocco as the next production location outside of Turkiye.
Navy / Maritime
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 Begins Armed Tests as it achieves UCAV Title
The Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, which recently took off and landed on a short-runway vessel, TCG Anadolu L400, has begun munitions integration tests with MAM-T.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
ANKA III Launches Tolun from Internal Bay for the First Time
Turkish Aerospace’s ANKA III stealth UCAV launched ASELSAN’s Tolun munition for the first time from its internal bay, advancing airstrike capabilities.
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Communication
ASELSAN Delivers GERGEDAN 4-U & ANTIDOT 3-U EW Systems
In his overview for 2024, ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol stated that the GERGEDAN 4-U communication electronic attack system and ANTIDOT 3-U EW pod were delivered.
Navy / Maritime
China Launches Type 076 Sichuan LHD Fitted with a Catapult
Type 076, as a larger follow-up to the Type 075 LHD, was launched and named Sichuan with a ceremony. Type 076 is a hybrid solution with its EMALS catapult.
Weapon / Missile
ROKETSAN Invests Further into Aeroballistic Missiles
ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci stated that Turkish UCAVs will receive new aeroballistic missiles with longer ranges and higher speeds.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
AKINCI UCAV Tests GÖKÇE Laser/GPS Guidance Kit
GÖKÇE Laser/GPS guidance kit for Mk-83 GPBs was tested from AKINCI UCAV for the third time, successfully hitting the target.
