Thread: ANKA-B and ANKA-C UCAV's

Turkish Aerospace Industries is reportedly working on two new ANKA UAV models based on the ANKA-A it rolled out last year at the Farnborough International Airshow.

(1) A weaponized version of the ANKA MALE UAV dubed the ANKA-B:

ANKA-B will have the following payload:

16- Roketsan Cirit 70mm Semi-Active Laser guided missiles and
4 - UMTAS anti-tank missiles/ or Hellfire missiles
ASELFLIR-300T (next generation also used in the Agusta/TAI T-129 Attack helicopter and Turkish Heron's)
Electro-Optical Day Camera (EO Day TV)
Day Camera (EO-Electro Optic)
Thermal Camera (IR-Infrared)
LRF-Laser Range Finder
LD-Laser Designator and Spotter
SAR-Synthetic Aperture Radar
MTI- Moving Target Indicator
ISAR-Inverse SAR

(2) A High Altitude Long Endurance (HALE) UCAV dubed the Anka-C with indegenous Turbofan engine.

Details are as follows:


Ibrahim Sunnetci (S&H Author) MT news 2010
http://airdroids.blogspot.com/2010/1...ith-500kg.html


In the mean time the original ANKA-A UAV has successfully completed it's first flight testing.

Turkey's homegrown UAV makes first flight
By Gayle Putrich
DATE:04/01/11
SOURCE:Flight International

Turkey's first unmanned aerial vehicle quietly made its first flight 30 December, according to Turkish defence officials.

Called the Anka - which translates to "phoenix" in English - the 10m-long (33ft) composite UAV flew for about 14 minutes. It is designed to stay aloft for up to 24h with a 200kg (441lb) payload.

The Anka-A, the surveillance version of the aircraft, was unveiled 16 July has cost more than $100 million to design and develop. The sensor kit, being built by Aselsan, includes the company's Aselflir-300T electro-optical/infra red (EO/IR) sensor and a synthetic aperture radar/ ground moving target indicator. The EO/IR sensor is expected to reach initial operational capability by September, with both up and running by the close of 2011. Turkish Aerospace Industries is also reportedly developing an armed version of the UAV, the Anka-B.

Turkey quickly followed up the medium-altitude long-endurance Anka's first flight with a another boost to the country's growing UAV industry -- a 4 January agreement between the Turkish defence industry undersecretariat and the Turkey-based Vestel Defense Corporation to develop a tactical unmanned aerial vehicle for the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK). The ministry aims to end Turkey's need to import its military's UAVs, says defence minister Vecdi Gonul.

"I am happy to express that, with the mini and tactical unmanned aerial vehicles and ANKA unmanned aerial vehicle manufactured by the Turkish Aerospace Industries, Turkey's dependency on foreign sources for the supply of the unmanned aerial vehicles has ended, Gonul also said.

Vestel, a defence subsidiary of a Turkish home appliance and electronics company, is developing the Karayel tactical UAV, which will fly up to 20h at an altitude of 22,000ft with a payload of up to 80kg (176lbs).