Aircraft
Turkish Aero unveils the Anka from Ankara
Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries rolled out a new tactical medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV last Friday.

Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries rolled out a new tactical medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV last Friday. Named Anka, the UAV has been developed to answer the Turkish armed forces’ TIHA (tactical UAV) requirement, but is also to be offered for export.

The Anka has a 3,300-pound maximum takeoff weight, 1,100 pounds of which are fuel and 440 pounds are payload, although the latter can be increased at the expense of the other. It has a 24-hour maximum endurance and service ceiling of 30,000 feet, and features retractable undercarriage. The UAV includes an IMS-supplied ice protection system, and is powered, at least in prototype form, by a 155-hp Thielert heavy fuel engine. Alternative powerplants are an option, and Turkish Engine Industries may become involved.

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