Erdogan shows the first flight of Turkey's Anka III jet-powered strike drone

Erdogan shows the first flight of Turkey's Anka III jet-powered strike drone

Kyiv  •  UNN

December 28 2023, 10:56 PM • 43462 views

Turkey's Anka III jet-powered strike drone has completed its maiden flight, expanding the capabilities of Turkish UAVs.

Turkish strike jet-powered drone  Anka III has made its first flight. This was announced by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the social network X, UNN reports.

Our unmanned Anka III, our unmanned military aircraft developed by TAI, successfully completed its maiden flight today maiden flight

Erdogan said.

Anka III is the first Turkish tailless UAV with a turbofan engine. It has a "flying wing" design "flying wing" design and can reach a maximum speed of 787 km/h. Its cruising speed is 463 km/h. The flight autonomy is 10 hours.

Anka III is set to take Turkey's Turkey's unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities to a new level. The drone Anka III is designed to destroy ground targets, in particular, to suppress AIR DEFENSE.