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TAI ANKA III

A low-observable flying-wing reusable UCAV developed for autonomous air-to-ground strike, internal weapons carriage, and collaborative combat missions.

Archive ID: afm_0000748
TAI ANKA III, shown in the selected representative source image.UnknownYazar (photo by Yusuf Küçük) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0Image source

A low-observable flying-wing reusable UCAV developed for autonomous air-to-ground strike, internal weapons carriage, and collaborative combat missions.

Primary roleAttack
First flight2023
OriginTurkey
ManufacturerTurkish Aerospace Industries
Documented variants2
Crew modeUncrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
ANKA III prototype 1PrototypeAttackTurkish Air Force
ANKA III prototype 2PrototypeAttackTurkish Air Force

Representative specifications

Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.

ANKA III prototype 1

ANKA III prototype 1 — C021 baseline technical profile

Crew
0

Powerplant: 1 × single turbofan; model not asserted

Armament: Internal and external weapon stations support guided air-to-ground strike; low-observable flying-wing configuration.

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. ANKA III — Turkish Aerospace Industries · Tier 2