Turgis Gaillard and Naval Group to Adapt AAROK for Ships
Naval Group announced an agreement with Turgis Gaillard to develop a shipborne variant of the AAROK UCAV, setting France as a new player in shipborne UCAVs.
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Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Avio Aero and GE Provide H80 Turboprops for AKINCI UCAV
GE Aerospace stated in a presentation for the 2024 GE Aerospace Investor Day that Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV is to be supplied with 800 hp H80 turboprop engines.
Air
Unmanned Systems
ANKA-III UCAV Completes Critical Autopilot Flight Test
The prototype of ANKA-III stealth UCAV has completed a critical autopilot test in its 46th sortie of the system identification and verification campaign.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs Show Kill Chain with Munitions and USV
Two Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs taking off from the Turkish Navy’s TCG Anadolu (L400) LHD displayed a coordinated attack with munitions and relay to ALBATROS-S USV.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Drops Three MAM-L TV Smart Munitions
Bayraktar TB3 shipborne UCAV (PT-1R) developed by Baykar dropped three MAM-L TV glide munitions with man-in-the-loop capability in a single sortie.
Navy / Maritime
Type 076 LHD with EMALS Catapult Begins Sea Trials
China’s Type 076 LHD Sichuan, which incorporates an EMALS catapult and arresting gear for UCAVs, has begun its sea trials a year after its launch in late 2024.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Unmanned Systems
Leonardo CEO Details Joint Production for Baykar’s UAVs
Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani gave details on the production of Baykar’s TB2, TB3, AKINCI, and KIZILELMA UAVs at three facilities under the LBA Systems JV.
Air
E/W
Unmanned Systems
Two AKINCI UCAVs with ASELSAN’s EW Pods Join EHDEN Exercise
A pair of AKINCI UCAVs, one carrying ASELSAN’s ANTIDOT 2-U/ES support pod and another carrying the ANTIDOT 2-U/EA attack pod, joined the EHDEN exercise.
Air
Niger Shows Its TUSAŞ AKSUNGUR UCAVs after HÜRKUŞ-C
Nigerien state-owned television channel Tele Sahel showed the AKSUNGUR UCAV produced by TUSAŞ, alongside the images of Nigerien operators on ground control.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Indonesia Allocates Budget for Giuseppe Garibaldi Carrier
Indonesia has approved a budget of $450 million for the purchase of the ex-Italian Navy aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi and two other budgets for aircraft.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Gets an Engine Upgrade with PD200
TEI CEO Mahmut Faruk Akşit stated that the deliveries of the PD170 turbodiesel engine’s new variant, PD200, with more power, have started for Bayraktar TB3.
Unmanned Systems
Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires KEMANKEŞ 1 Loitering Munition
Bayraktar TB3 marine UCAV fired the KEMANKEŞ 1 jet-powered loitering munition, where the munition with a live warhead dived into the target on the ground.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
AKINCI UCAV Test-Fires EREN and ALPAGUT Loitering Munitions
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV test-fired two new loitering munitions from ROKETSAN, the jet-powered multirole EREN and propeller-driven ALPAGUT, in the same test.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Akıncı UCAV Flies with ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its first flight test with ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System to serve as the high-end of the ASELFLIR line.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: ROKETSAN Unveils 300 ER Aeroballistic Missile
ROKETSAN has unveiled the 300 ER aeroballistic missile for combat aircraft as a follow-up to the UAV-230 and UAV-122 aeroballistic missiles at IDEF25.
Unmanned Systems
France Might Bail Out of the Eurodrone UCAV Programme
France, as one of the four main partners, is considering a quit from the multi-national Eurodrone MALE UCAV programme, which aims for an MQ-9 alternative.
