Anka-3 UCAV Turkiye

After carrying out its first taxi test on April 26, 2023.

The new Anka-3 combat drone (UCAV) designed by Turkiye Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) is getting closer to its maiden flight.

Unlike the Anka-1 and Anka-2, which had a conventional design, the Anka-3 adopted a flying wing design, was not equipped with a tailless fin, and had a turbofan engine.

With this design, the Anka-3 has low radar visibility, providing stealth characteristics that enhance its ability to operate undetected by adversaries.

Anka-3 is equipped with line-of-sight and beyond line-of-sight (LOS/BLOS) communication capabilities, which are achieved through satellite control.

This feature ensures reliable and efficient communication between the drone and its ground operator, even when operating over long distances.

The Anka-3 will have the same avionics architecture and ground control station as the Anka-1 and Anka-2 attack drones.

In terms of specifications, the Anka-3 has a maximum take-off weight (MTOW) of 6,500 kg.

It can carry a payload of up to 1200 kg, including weapons or surveillance systems.

Anka-3 is capable of flying up to a height of 12,192 m with a maximum speed of Mach 0.7 and a flight endurance of up to 10 hours.

This stealth combat drone is lined up to carry out air-to-ground attack missions, SEAD-DEAD (Suppression-Destruction of Air Defense Systems), IGK (Intelligence-Reconnaissance-Observation), and Electronic Warfare.

In addition to its internal weapons station, the Anka-3 also features an external weapon.

Among the weapons that can be mounted on the outer hanger are the TEBER-82 and TEBER-81 multi-purpose bombs with guidance kits.

TUSAS also exhibited the Anka-3 at the Paris Air Show 2023 in France, but only as a scale model.