Anka-3 Uncrewed Combat Air Vehicle Completes First Flight

Tony Osborne December 28, 2023

Anka-3

Credit: Turkish Aerospace
Turkish Aerospace has completed the long-awaited first flight of its jet-powered tailless Anka-3 uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV). The platform, which had been widely expected to fly this past summer, finally got airborne on Dec. 28, making a 1 hr. 10 min. flight from the company’s campus near...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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