Page 5 - ADEX 2024 - DAY 2

Kit developed by Roketsan. altitude system identification and perfor- vehicle, successfully completed its first
mance test conducted at the Akinci flight flight at the Akinci flight training and test
“The superior performance of Anka III in training and test center in Çorlu, Tekirdağ. center.
the tests is an indication that it will make
a great contribution to our country’s oper- During the test, the integration of the The Bayraktar TB3 UAV will be the world’s
ational capabilities and defence capacity Aselflir-500 electro-optical reconnaissance, first armed unmanned aerial vehicle ca-
in the future,” a TAI official said. surveillance and targeting system was suc- pable of taking off from- and landing on
cessfully completed. The Bayraktar Akinci short-runway vessels like TCG Anadolu
Anka-III had its maiden flight last December, UAV, conducting training flights during the with its foldable wing structure. Selçuk
following its first engine run conducted in test, was tracked by Aselflir-500. Bayraktar, Baykar’s Chairman and Chief
March 2023. Technology Officer, announced that they
The Bayraktar TB3 UAV has successfully plan to start tests with TCG Anadolu for
The Anka-III UCAV, poised to advance our conducted 25 flight tests to date. Having Bayraktar TB3 within 2024.
capabilities in unmanned aerial vehicle completed a total of 196 hours of flight
technologies, is designed to operate at during test flights, the Bayraktar TB3 has “The capabilities that Bayraktar TB3 will
40,000 feet, reach a speed of Mach 0.7, successfully passed the high-altitude possess will be an important innovation
and stay airborne for up to 10 hours, with system performance tests many times for unmanned aerial vehicles in this class.
a take-off weight of approximately seven by flying above 30,000 feet altitude. The With beyond-line-of-sight communication
tons. Bayraktar TB3 UAV, which has successfully capability, the indigenous UAV will be con-
completed tests measuring system and trollable from very long distances. Thus,
Aselflir-500 on Bayraktar TB3 endurance performance, is powered by with reconnaissance-surveillance, intelli-
TEI’s indigenous PD-170 engine. gence, and the attack missions it carries
The Bayraktar TB3 UAV flew for the first out against overseas targets with its smart
time with the Aselflir-500, developed in- The second prototype (PT-2) of the munitions, it will have a multiplier effect
digenously by Aselsan, during the medium Bayraktar TB3 armed unmanned aerial on Türkiye’s deterrent power,” a company
official said.

Export Champion

Baykar, which has self-financed all its proj-
ects since its establishment, obtained 83
per cent of its total revenue from exports
since the beginning of the UAV R&D pro-
cess in 2003. According to the Turkish
Exporters Assembly’s (TIM) 2021 and 2022
data, Baykar became the top exporter in
the defense and aerospace sector.

The Defense Industry Agency announced
that Baykar was the top exporter within
the sector in 2023 with US$1.8 billion.
Baykar, which generated more than 90%
of its revenue from exports in recent years,
single-handedly accounted for one third
of the defense and aerospace sector’s
exports in 2023. Export agreements have
been signed with a total of 34 countries –
including 33 countries for the Bayraktar TB2
UAV and nine countries for the Bayraktar
AKINCI UCAV.

AZERBAIJAN INTERNATIONAL DEFENCE EXHIBITION 2024 SEPTEMBER-25-2024 5