Turkish Aerospace CEO and TAI General Manager Temel Kotil announced that our domestic drone made its first flight with his post on his X account. ANKA III, developed entirely with domestic and national resources, successfully passed its first flight test!
ANKA III reached 8 thousand ft. for 1 hour and 10 minutes. flew at altitude
ANKA III, a stealth aircraft developed entirely domestically within TAI, entered its first flight test today and passed the test successfully. The drone flew for 1 hour and 10 minutes and did so at an altitude of 8 thousand ft. He proved his strength by performing at altitude.
If you wish, you can watch the video of ANKA III shared by President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan on X above.
ANKA III, which will be used in UAV missions, impresses with its technical features. Below you can see the technical information of the stealth aircraft in summary:
| Maximum takeoff weight | 6.5 tons |
| Payload capacity | 1.2 tons |
| Residence time in air | About 10 hours |
| service altitude | 12 thousand meters |
| Maximum speed | 787km/h |
| cruising speed |
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When we take into account the altitude and airborne duration you see in the technical specifications list, we can say that ANKA III will be a very successful military operations intelligence tool. What are you thinking? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.