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DOMESTIC CAPABILITIES

In addition to international partnerships, Turkish
companies have developed strong domestic
capabilities with cutting-edge technologies

ANKA BAYRAKTAR KARAYEL

ANKA, advanced MALE (Medium Altitude Long TACTICAL UAS TACTICAL UAV
Endurance) class Unmanned Aerial System, performs
day and night, all-weather reconnaissance, target Bayraktar Tactical UAS is a MALE (Medium Altitude
detection/identification and intelligence missions with Long Endurance) class system developed for tactical KARAYEL Tactical UAV System is the first and only Tactical
its EO/IR and SAR payloads, featuring autonomous reconnaissance and surveillance missions. Prototype Unmanned Aerial Vehicle designed and produced
flight capability including Automatic Take-off and Development Phase started within 2007 based on according to NATO’s STANAG-4671 for reconnaissance
Landing. ANKA incorporates a heavy-fuel engine and competition model. Bayraktar Tactical UAS with its and surveillance purposes. With its capable Payloads on
electro-expulsive Ice Protection System with an critical all subsystems - including Flight Control, INS- board, KARAYEL can not only detect a target but also
Advanced Ground Control Station and dual datalink GPS, Automatic Take Off-Landing systems developed in mark it with its laser designator. KARAYEL can take off,
allowing operational security and ease. The system is house demonstrated fully automatic taxi, take off, land and fly a designated mission fully autonomously
expandable with a Transportable Image Exploitation cruise, landing, parking phases - was selected as the without assistance from a pilot. Payload capacity and
Station, Radio Relay, Remote Video Terminal and winner of the program in 2009. variations are available for both civil and military
SATCOM. applications.

Technical Specifications Users Technical Specifications Users Technical Specifications Users
• Wing Span: 17.3 m • Türkiye • Wing Span: 12 m • Türkiye • Wing Span: 10.5 m • Türkiye
• Length: 8 m • Tunusia • Length: 6.5 m • Qatar • Length: 6.5 m • S. Arabia
• Powerplant: 150 HP • Kazakhistan • Powerplant: 100 HP • Ukraine • Powerplant: 97 HP
• Payload Capacity: 200 kg • Payload Capacity: >55 kg • Azebaijan • Payload Capacity: 70 kg
• Endurance: 24 hours • Endurance: >24 hours • Poland – NATO Member • Endurance: 10 hours
• Service ceiling: 30.000 ft • Service ceiling: 24.000 ft • Morocco • Service ceiling: 22.500 ft
• Data range: 200 km • Data range: 150 km • Kyrgyzstan • Data range: 150 km
• Cruise Speed: 110 knots • Cruise Speed: 70 knots • 29 countries in total • Cruise Speed: 60-80 knots

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