Turkish Aerospace ANKA III Unmanned Air-to-Ground Mission Aircraft Family

ANKA III is Turkish Aerospace’s turbofan-powered flying-wing unmanned combat aircraft, developed for reconnaissance, electronic warfare and strike missions. Its configuration combines low observability, two internal payload stations and five external stations, with avionics and ground-segment architecture shared with ANKA and AKSUNGUR. The design also targets manned-unmanned teaming and coordinated operations. The first prototype completed an autonomous maiden flight and landing on December 28, 2023. The manufacturer subsequently reported a second prototype in flight testing and trials using TEBER-82 and TOLUN munitions. Its published performance includes a 40,000 ft ceiling, endurance of ten hours at 30,000 ft and a maximum speed of 425 knots under the stated altitude condition. Dimensions are 7.9 m long, 12.5 m span and 2.5 m high. The flying-wing ANKA III is a separate design from the propeller-driven ANKA.