The Turkish aviation industry continues to amaze with the pace of development in recent years. At the end of December 2022, the Turkish public company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) or Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayi A.Ş. (TUSAŞ) presented (released) the appearance (picture) of the ANKA-3 heavy jet attack drone with low radar visibility. The company then promised that in early 2023 it would show the first prototype of the drone, and it completed the task, and not just this one.
On March 18, Temel Kotyl, CEO of the company, posted a photo of the finished prototype on his Twitter account (a social network banned in the Russian Federation). Under the photo, the top manager wrote that ANKA-3 will make its first flight in the near future.
This drone resembles the Russian Okhotnik, the European nEUROn and the American X-47B. It can be assumed that the ANKA-3 drone will be “sharpened” to overcome air defense and penetrate into the enemy’s deep rear.
In addition, the Turkish state-owned company released a video showing how a prototype HÜRJET supersonic single-engine, tandem, supersonic trainer and light combat aircraft performs its first run. The Turkish Air Force plans to use it to replace the Northrop T-38 Talon as a trainer and to complement the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon for air support.
But that’s not all, the long-awaited brainchild of this state-owned enterprise, the prototype of a promising fighter (MMU project) of the fifth generation TF-X (Turkish Fighter Experimental), also began rolling tests . The Turks promised that by the end of 2023 its first flight would definitely take place. Troop deliveries are expected to begin in 2029.
We kept our promise to our people in the days of Turkey. MMU and HÜRJET have rolled, ATAK 2 will soon start the engine and ANKA 3 will make its first flight. We present our products, which we have created with thousands of colleagues and business partners, to the Martyrs of Çanakkale
- summarized Temel Kotyl.
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