Baykar Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its 25th flight test with the ASELFLIR-500 electro-optical reconnaissance and targeting system developed by ASELSAN. It performed a 6-hour flight during the test carried out at AKINCI Flight Training and Test Center in Tekirdağ’s Çorlu district. The total flight time of Bayraktar TB3 reached 196 hours.
Bayraktar TB3 UAV made its 25th flight with the domestic ASELFLIR-500!
Developed by Aselsan, ASELFLIR-500 is an electro-optical reconnaissance, surveillance and targeting system that was developed after the Canadian embargoes and is currently among the most advanced technologies that Turkey has.
In addition, the integration of the ASELFLIR-500 system once again proved the importance of technologies developed with domestic and national resources in the field of defense. Future tests of Bayraktar TB3 will focus on expanding its offshore operation capabilities, including take-off and landing tests from the TCG Anadolu ship.
| Features | Bayraktar TB3 |
|---|---|
| wingspan | 14 meters |
| Length | 8.35 meters |
| Height | 2.6 meters |
| Cruise-Top speed | 125 knots-160 knots |
| Payload capacity | 280 kilograms |
| Number of weapon stations | 6 |
| Communication-Control range: | SATCOM |
| Highest takeoff weight | 1450kg |
| Residence time in air | 24+ hours |
| Takeoff and landing | Automatic |
| thrust type | 170 HP- TEI-PD170 225 HP- TEI-PD222ST (claim) |
| Ammo | L-UMTAS MAM Javelin BOZOK TOGAN RAVEN |
| Other | -Folding wing structure -Line of sight and beyond line of sight communication -Takeoff and landing from short runway aircraft carriers |
