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AKSUNGUR

A twin-engine medium-altitude aircraft designed to carry multiple surveillance payloads. The platform also supports civil observation and disaster-response applications.

Country / region
Türkiye
Programme status
Use documented
Sources reviewed
20 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedUse documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Turkish Aerospace
Origin / production countries
Türkiye
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Customer-specific AKSUNGUR payload configurations
Operators / programme customers
Turkish Naval Forces — delivery documented

Evidence & current status

The cited public record documents military use or operator acceptance. Specifications still depend on the particular production version and mission configuration.

Role & capabilities

  • EO/IR and radar payloads
  • Satellite communications
  • Multiple mission configurations

Specifications in context

Airframe
Twin-engine fixed-wing multirole aircraft

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Launch / recovery
Automatic runway operation

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Propulsion
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Dimensions
24 m span; 12.5 m length; 3.84 m height

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Mass
3,300 kg maximum take-off mass

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Endurance
Up to 50 h

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Range
250+ km datalink; 5,000+ km SATCOM range claim, not flight radius

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Speed
Not established from the reviewed sources.

Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases.

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Altitude
40,000 ft ceiling

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Payload
750+ kg technical-table figure; narrative claims 1 tonne

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Sensors
EO/IR and radar payload options

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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Communications / navigation
Line-of-sight and satellite links

Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance.

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