Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, developed by Baykar, achieved a significant success by reaching an altitude of 33,000 feet with a domestic engine. Having successfully completed the High Altitude System Performance Test, the national SİHA opened a new page in Turkish aviation history.
Bayraktar TB3 has completed the High Altitude System Performance Test!
Bayraktar TB3 made its first flight on October 27, 2023 and has been successfully continuing its testing processes since then. Powered by the PD-170 engine developed by TEI, the SİHA left behind an important milestone by reaching the highest altitude reached with a domestic engine in its last test flight.
The National UCAV has remained in the air for a total of 327 hours and 35 minutes in the test flights carried out so far. In the long flight test carried out on December 20, 2023, it stayed in the air for 32 hours and traveled 5,700 km before landing. Bayraktar TB3 successfully made its first flight on March 26, 2024, with the ASELFLIR-500 Electro-Optical Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Targeting System developed by Aselsan.
Bayraktar Akıncı TİHA achieved a new success!
Bayraktar Akıncı TİHA achieved a significant success by flying more than 50 thousand hours in total. Here are the details…
Bayraktar TB3, which can take off and land from short-runway ships thanks to its foldable wing structure, is the first armed unmanned aerial vehicle in the world. The UCAV, which is planned to start testing on the TCG Anadolu ship in 2024, will be able to be controlled from long distances with its beyond-line-of-sight communication capability. In this way, it will be able to carry out reconnaissance, surveillance, intelligence and attack missions against overseas targets.
Additionally, Baykar continues its success as an export champion in the defense and aerospace industry. The company, which generates most of its revenues from exports, signed export agreements with 33 countries for Bayraktar TB2 SİHA and 9 countries for Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA.