Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) attends Malaysia's 17th Defence Service Asia (DSA) Fair on March 28-31, 2022. The company joins the expo in the Turkish pavilion and exhibits the full-size model of the ANKA UAV and HÜRJET Advanced jet trainer platforms along with other platforms and structural capacities.
The Ministry of Defence stated on social media that two ANKA-S and one AKSUNGUR UAVs had been admitted into the navy's inventory.
Turkish drones have become a point of interest that most military experts would not assume until the war in Ukraine. They mainly flew Syria, Libya, and Armenia, where the air defence systems are weak. The war in Ukraine changed the perception because Russia has its own robust air defence systems. The S-400 hit the Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker but not TB2. While the flight of UAVs is a source of morale for Ukrainian civilians, Asia pays more and more interest to them. The CEO of Baykar Technologies, Haluk Bayraktar spoke about their system to Japanese Nikkei Asia Daily.
ASELSAN has delivered the Satellite Communication (SatCom) System for the AKINCI Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Platform.
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) broke its endurance record with 30 hours 30 minutes. TUSAŞ announced the record from its social media accounts.
Oleksiy Arestovich, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s adviser, said that Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) ANKA UAV would get jet engines in Ukraine.
Arestovich, a freelance adviser to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, stated that Ukraine would start producing drones, including TUSAŞ products.
TURAF wants to upgrade the ANKA armed UAV with ASELSAN's common aperture targeting system (CATS) electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) payload.
Hungary had stated an interest in Turkish armed drones. Turkish Vestel Defence’s Karayel-SU is being tested at Pápa Bázisrepültér (Pápa Air Base), which is located 160 kilometres west of Budapest. The information was supplied by the Hungarian defence publication lhsn.hu, along with images showing Karayel-SU on the ground and in the air.
SSB President Demir said that Turkish Aerospace's high-speed target drone Şimşek (Lightning) has been upgraded to a GPS-guided cruise missile.
The Aksungur UAV is delivered to the Turkish Navy for the first time. The UAV is a derivative of ANKA UAV, and the prototype was built in 18 months at Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ)
TUSAŞ General Manager Temel Kotil visited Malaysia. The visit became public as Kotil and his delegation were seen at the Turkish Embassy.
TUSAŞ) won UN Agency’s (ISIF) 2021, UN agency World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Best National Invention award.
TEI unveiled the PD-222 engine for UAVs at the Teknofest Istanbul. The engine is a version of the PD-170 that provides more power at takeoff.
