Turkey's Baykar prepares a fleet of onboard combat drones Saturday, August 7, 2021 | by Hakan Turkey's Baykar prepares a fleet of onboard combat drones Turkish drone maker Baykar has released new details about its latest armed drone, designed to be launched from ships full of unmanned aircraft. "The Bayraktar TB-3, which is still in development, will be a larger, more capable model of the same family as the TB-2," the company's chief technology officer, Selcuk Bayraktar, said at an online presentation sponsored on August 4 by Gebze Technological University. “When we started this project, no fixed-wing UAVs could take off from short-track LHD class ships,” he explained, using a shortcut for unmanned aerial vehicles and helicopter warships. landing. "We believe that the TB-3, which can stay in the air for an extended period and is equipped with ammunition, will fill a gap in this area," Bayraktar said. The new TB-3 drones are expected to board Turkey's future Landing Helicopter Dock Anadolu. Bayraktar also noted that the ship did not need sophisticated launch and trap systems, adding: “A simple system of rollers and life nets would suffice for safe takeoff and landing, and it can even land. without a safety net. " According to TurDef, a Turkish online defence site, the roller system will be powered by an electric motor. When landing, the drone will be secured with nets. Because the propellers are located at the rear of the platform, no moving parts would be damaged during this process, it is believed. Source Link