Bayraktar TB3
A folding-wing, ship-compatible aircraft developed for short-deck operations. Baykar reported a deployment aboard TCG Anadolu during NATO’s February 2026 Steadfast Dart exercise.
- Country / region
- Türkiye
- Programme status
- Supplier account
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Baykar
- Origin / production countries
- Türkiye
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Land and maritime configurations
- Operators / programme customers
- Turkish naval exercise deployment reported by Baykar
Evidence & current status
Status and performance are attributed to the supplier. They do not establish an independently audited fleet size or effectiveness rate.
Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
- Automated short-deck and runway operations
- EO/IR; electronic-intelligence and surveillance-radar options
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Folding-wing fixed-wing naval/land aircraft
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Automated short-deck and runway operations
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- 170 hp turbodiesel
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 14 m span; 8.35 m length; 2.6 m height
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 1,600 kg maximum take-off mass
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 24+ h
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Source ↗ - Range
- Not established from the reviewed sources.
Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 110 KTAS cruise; 130 KTAS maximum
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- 20,000 ft operational; 25,000 ft ceiling
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 280 kg
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- EO/IR; electronic-intelligence and surveillance-radar options
Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- LOS and BLOS links
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