ANKA III
A flying-wing uncrewed combat-aircraft programme whose first flight took place on 28 December 2023. Public evidence supports continuing flight and mission-system trials.
- Country / region
- Türkiye
- Programme status
- Development / trials
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Collaborative aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Turkish Aerospace
- Origin / production countries
- Türkiye
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- First and second prototype configurations
- Operators / programme customers
- No complete operator list disclosed in the reviewed sources
Evidence & current status
Flight-test programme. The current table lists 6,500 kg and 40,000 ft, while narrative text and older literature differ. Specifications are targets/configuration claims, not an independent acceptance report.
Role & capabilities
- Collaborative aircraft
- Automatic runway operation
- EO/IR and radar/electronic-warfare configurations advertised
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Flying-wing jet aircraft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automatic runway operation
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Turbofan
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 12.5 m span; 7.9 m length; 2.5 m height
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 6,500 kg maximum take-off mass in current table
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 10 h at 30,000 ft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 250 kt cruise; 425 kt maximum at 30,000 ft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 40,000 ft service ceiling in current table
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 1,200 kg
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR and radar/electronic-warfare configurations advertised
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Satellite communications option; autonomous flight functions
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
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