Role & capabilities
- EO/IR and radar payloads
- Satellite communications
- Multiple mission configurations
- 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 & programme
A twin-engine medium-altitude aircraft designed to carry multiple surveillance payloads. The platform also supports civil observation and disaster-response applications.
The official first naval delivery establishes service evidence. The present manufacturer page has a 750+ kg payload table but also a one-tonne narrative claim. The discrepancy is retained rather than silently resolved; payload, endurance and engine fit depend on configuration.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | Twin-engine fixed-wing multirole 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 | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Dimensions | 24 m span; 12.5 m length; 3.84 m height | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Mass | 3,300 kg maximum take-off mass | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Endurance | Up to 50 h | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Range | 250+ km datalink; 5,000+ km SATCOM range claim, not flight radius | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Speed | Not established from the reviewed sources. | Public data gap; no estimate substituted. Follow the source for subsequent releases. Source ↗ |
| Altitude | 40,000 ft ceiling | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Payload | 750+ kg technical-table figure; narrative claims 1 tonne | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Sensors | EO/IR and radar payload options | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
| Communications / navigation | Line-of-sight and satellite links | Published supplier specification; configuration and conditions affect performance. Source ↗ |
Publication history
- — Expanded catalogue profile with sourced specifications, variant distinctions, programme evidence and explicit public data gaps.
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Follow the evidence
Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.
- Turkish Aerospace AKSUNGUR (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme source
- SSB first naval delivery (opens in a new tab)Government / operator