Turkish Air Force:

Turkey's First UCAV Bayraktar TB2 is ready to mission.






MAM-L (Semi-Active Laser Dialer Mini Smart Ammunition)

MAM-L Features
Range: 8+ Kilometer
Diameter: 160 mm
Length: 1000 mm
Weight: 22.5 Kilogram
Warhead Weight: 10 Kilogram

Shooting Test with MAM-L


After the hit

Anka A UAV prototype made an emergency landing

Militarov wrote:

Anka A UAV prototype made an emergency landing

This happened 10 days ago. Anka made emergency landing because engine failure happened in the flight. Turkish Aerospace Industries said ''The aircraft will be repaired in a short time''.

TAI Hürkuş (New Generation Basic Trainer)



New Generation Basic Trainer (HÜRKUŞ) Development Program contract was signed between the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries and TAI in March 2006. HÜRKUŞ with day and night mission capability; instrument flight, navigation and formation training phases will be realized.

Within the framework of the program; two aircraft configurations are being developed.

- HÜRKUŞ-A: Basic version which is to be certified with EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency) according to CS-23 requirements.
- HÜRKUŞ-B: Advanced version with integrated avionics (including HUD, MFDs, and Mission Computer).

Following the completion of taxi tests, the first aircraft of HÜRKUŞ-A Configuration successfully performed its first flight on August 29, 2013 at TAI's facilities. Consequent to the flight permission of SHGM (Turkish Civil Aviation General Directorate) and EASA the first flight, which lasted 33 minutes, was performed with open landing gear position at a height of 9500 ft. During the flight, the first checks were performed on control surfaces and a successful landing was realized.

The second aircraft has performed its first flight on September 10, 2014.

530 sorties have been performed with 2 prototype aircraft. During these flights 567 flight hours, 356 knot, 35.500 ft and 6.3 g values have been tested. System functional tests, stability and control checks, emergency procedures, low speed, stall, spin tests, performance tests, air start, aerobatics and operations, high speed and flutter checks have been performed.

Full scale static tests and fatigue and damage tolerance tests have been performed with 2 different structural aircraft.

545 documents have been produced and approved by EASA and SHGM. Also maintenance documents are ready for usage.

The type certificate from EASA and SHGM has been taken on 11 July 2016.

The acceptance phase of the aircraft is ongoing with SSM.

As a resolution of SSIK's meeting, held on Sept. 26, 2013, in order to meet the 15 new-generation trainer aircraft requirement of TurAF, contract regarding the serial production of HÜRKUŞ was signed with TAI. The production and assembly of the serial aircraft are ongoing.



Design Features:

- Superior aerodynamic performance, TAI designed wing airfoil
- 1,600 shp PT6A-68T Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine
- Five bladed aluminum Hartzell HC-B5MA-3 propeller
- Martin-Baker Mk T-16 N 0/0 ejection seats
- Inverted Flight
- Good visibility from both cockpits, 50 down-view angle from rear cockpit
- Comfortable accommodation of wide range of pilot sizes
- Pressurized cockpit (nominal 4.16 psid)
- On-Board Oxygen Generating System (OBOGS)
- Anti-g System
- Environmental Control System (Vapor Cycle Cooling)
- Strengthened canopy for bird strike resistance
- High shock absorbing landing gears for training missions
- Hands On Throttle and Stick (HOTAS)

Performance (Calculated*)
- Maximum Cruise Speed 310 KCAS (574 km/h)
- Stall Speed (landing configuration) 77 KCAS (143 km/h)
- Maximum rate of Climb (@ sea level) 4370 ft/min (22 m/s)
- Service Ceiling 34700 ft (10577 m)
- Maximum Endurance (@15,000 ft) 4 h 15 min
- Maximum Range (@15,000 ft) 798 n mile (1478 km)
- Total Take-Off Distance (@ sea level) 1605 ft (489 m)
- Total Landing Distance (@ sea level) 1945 ft (593 m)
- g limits +7 / -3,5g

*Values given in the table are calculated under International Standard Atmospheric (ISA) conditions.

Its time for ANKA-B

Turkish Aerospace Industries’ MALE class, medium level air platform, which has wide operational range and long endurance, ANKA’s new Synthetic aperture radar-integrated (SARPER) version completed its acceptance tests. A new era had begun for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the scope of 2. Package MALE Development Project, signed on 24 December 2004 between TAI and Undersecreteriat of Defence Industry (SSM). With a new technology that allows radar signals to form a visual image, ANKA-B UAV was provided with a over-clouds intelligence, survelliance and reconaissance (ISR) capability in all weather conditions and day & night. Thus, the clouding issue restricting ISR capability has been solved for UAVs.



Source: http://en.c4defence.com/Agenda/its-time-for-ankab/2825/1

Turkey orders 30 additional F-35 fighter jets as part of counterterrorism efforts

National Defense Minister Fikri Işık has informed the Parliamentary Planning and Budget Committee on Thursday that an additional 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets have been ordered in the scope of counterterrorism operations, amid Turkey's determined efforts against all means of terrorism including the PKK, Daesh, the Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) and the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party (DHKP-C).Speaking during budget talks with the Parliamentary Planning and Budget Committee, Minister Işık reaffirmed the government's determination on counterterrorısm operations saying, "The bloody terror organization [referring to the PKK] has suffered more casualties recently than in the past 35 years. Turkey has become one of the leading countries in its fight against terrorism. We will continue our counterterrorism efforts until the end."

In that respect, Minister Işık advised the deputies during the committee's talks that Turkey is part of the international co-development program for the procurement of F-35 JSF jets in which a total of 30 have been ordered. "Six jets have been ordered and the first two will be received by 2018. An additional order for 24 F-35 jets has been agreed upon and eight jets will be received per year for the next three years," Işık added. Furthermore, as part of the ongoing operations against FETÖ members in the military Işık said that over 20,000 military personnel have been dismissed from the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) so far. While stating that those dismissed include 3,665 army personnel and 16,423 military students, Işık said the probes into 2,885 personnel are continuing.

Touching upon the Mosul operation against Daesh, the Turkish defense minister stressed that, "The political environment which was poisoned by foreign interventions is continuing to be affected by sectarian policies, causing inexplicable suffering and various conflicts with our brotherly nation of Iraq. Iraqi polarization on the basis of ethnicity, religion and sects is the major obstacle ahead of the country's stability." Işık further underlined that the ongoing instability in Iraq - like that in Syria - is increasing the threat caused by terror groups like Daesh and the PKK, thus, leading Turkey to take necessary measures. However, he stressed that the measures Turkey has taken to establish its own national security has been taken in respect to Iraq's territorial integrity, unity and stability.

Turkey orders 30 additional F-35 fighter jets as part of counterterrorism efforts

Pakistan agrees to provide 52 Super Mushshak trainers to Turkey


Pakistan on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Turkey for the provision of 52 Super Mushshak training aircrafts.

Defence Production Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain confirmed the deal at the 9th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar in Karachi, adding that all MoUs being signed with states contain a clause that guarantees a transfer of technology will be a part of the deal.

The Super Mushshak is an advanced variant of the Mushshak basic trainer, and is produced at the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex.

The aircraft has a service ceiling of 22,000 feet, and a maximum speed of 268km/h. Range of the aircraft is reported at 814 kilometres.

The aircraft is already in service with Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iran and South Africa. Nigeria bought the aircraft in early 2016 and Qatar bought the trainers in June this year.

Basic flight training is provided on the aircraft for aspiring pilots.

Pakistan agrees to provide 52 Super Mushshak trainers to Turkey

Domestic orders on Turkish UAVs:

Turkish National Police
6 ANKA-B (Total 15 Anka-B with CATS)
6 + 12 Bayraktar TB2 (2 of them are delivered)

*Turkish Land Forces
18 +16 Bayraktar TB2 ( delivery 2017 and 2018)
6 Vestel Karayel (?)

*Gendarme Forces
12 Bayraktar TB2

*Turkish Air Forces
10 ANKA-S (6 to be delivered in 2017, 4 to be delivered in 2018) - first 4 will not use domestic engine

*National Security Organization
3 ANKA-S


-Vurucu IHA ptoject: 24 swithcblade UAV for Special forces.
-Nano IHA project: pd-100 equivalent 637 UAV
-Mini IHA project: fixed wing 100 more UAV (mini bayraktar or Aselsan MIUS) delivery in 2017 February.
-1 system tactic class rotor UAV project
-100 Altinay multi-rotor UAV is in delivery.

TUSAŞ Engine Industries is working on UAV Engines. I hope they finish engines soon.

Airman wrote:TUSAŞ Engine Industries is working on UAV Engines.  I hope they finish engines soon.

Yeap, TEI PD 170 is going be finished soon.

Turkish Armed Forces UAV Inventory (November 2017)
Bayraktar TB2: 38 (25 UAV + 15 UCAV)
TAI Anka: 5 (2 UAV + 3 UCAV)

Turkish Defence Minister says;
-151 (39 UAV + 112 UCAV)  Bayraktar TB2 Tactical UAV.
-40 (15 UAV + 25 UCAV) ANKA MALE #UAV to be delivered to Turkish security forces.

I would also add that russian fighters could be proposed but I don't really see Erdogan going that much in Russia's harms. I don't know if russians would allow that but Mig-35 with turkish stuff could be offered so that it saves the mig-35 program that needs a first export client.




Babak Taghvaee - Μπάπακ Τακβαίε - بابک تقوایی (B)
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9 sept.
#BREAKING:According to a former #THK F-16 pilot, modernisation of #Turkish Air Force's F-16s with a new AESA radar is stopped because of sanctions on ASELSAN! ASELSAN can't receive #US made parts of the radars.#US has also stopped several companies from selling F-16 parts to #TAI



Babak Taghvaee - Μπάπακ Τακβαίε - بابک تقوایی (B)
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9 sept.
Unable to get its F-35s, having its F-16s upgraded & start its indigenous 5th Generation fighter jet program, the #Turkey under rule of #Erdogan is going to have an ill-fated Air Power. Their only hope is under license production of JF-17 Block 3 with #Turkish avionic!

Turkey could buy both MiG-35 and SU-57 to boost their aging fleet untill there is a indigenious fighter.

It would secure Turkey against French Rafales purchased by Greece and it would give Russia oxygen and financial support to finish both projects.

JohninMK wrote:syrseal
@syrseal44
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22h
The Turkish Ministry of Defense sent a request to the US for the purchase of 40 F-16C Block 70 fighters. So not SU35

That's only 40 jets. They have 220 f-16 that will get old very soon and will need replacement. So they may want to diversify their fighters because the last 10 years showed they can't trust the US at 100% on any issue.

But buying russian jets isn't any better for them because they don't wabt to depend on an adversary.

IMO they will buy jf-17 and go ahead with their own products later.

Isos wrote:
That's only 40 jets. They have 220 f-16 that will get old very soon and will need replacement. So they may want to diversify their fighters because the last 10 years showed they can't trust the US at 100% on any issue.

But buying russian jets isn't any better for them because they don't wabt to depend on an adversary.

IMO they will buy jf-17 and go ahead with their own products later.

JF-17 have Russian engine and I don't think China will allow the sell...