The Baykar Bayraktar TB3 is a Turkish medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of short-range landing and take-off, produced by

Baykar Baykar is a private Turkish defence company specialising in UAVs, C4I and artificial intelligence. Name Baykar is a portmanteau of the words Bayraktar Kardeşler ( en, Bayraktar Brothers). The company presently operates under the names "Baykar ...

. It is currently being developed due to the lack of aircraft to be deployed on the TCG Anadolu amphibious assault ship. According to the initial plans the ship was expected to be equipped with Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jets but following the removal of Turkey from the procurement program, the vessel entered a modification process to allow it to be able to accommodate UAVs.

Development

In February 2021, the chairman of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) Ismail Demir made public a new type of UAV being developed by Baykar that is planned to be stationed on Turkey's first amphibious assault ship, TCG ''Anadolu''. The aircraft being developed is a naval version of the Bayraktar TB2, powered by an engine developed by Turkish company

Tusaş Engine Industries Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI; tr, TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş.) is an aerospace engine manufacturer and a design center for the production of engines and engine parts for commercial and military aircraft. It is based in Eskişehir, Turkey. TEI wa ...

(TEI). Demir said that between 30 and 50 folding-winged Bayraktar TB3 UAVs will be able to land and take off using the deck of ''Anadolu''. According to Baykar's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Selçuk Bayraktar, the first flight of the Bayraktar TB3 will occur in 2022.

Specifications (Bayraktar TB3)

Data from official Baykar infographic.

General characteristics

* Crew: 0 onboard * Length: * Height: * Wing span: * Max take-off weight: * Payload capacity: * Powerplant: 1 × TEI PD170 (expected)

Performance

* Maximum speed: * Cruise speed: * Communication range:

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Armaments

*Hardpoints: 6 hardpoints for laser-guided smart munition, with provisions to carry combinations of : ** L-UMTAS (Long Range Anti tank Missile System) **

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: MAM-C, MAM-L and MAM-T

precision-guided munition A precision-guided munition (PGM, smart weapon, smart munition, smart bomb) is a guided munition intended to precisely hit a specific target, to minimize collateral damage and increase lethality against intended targets. During the First Gul ...

s ** Roketsan Cirit (70 mm Missile System) ** TUBITAK-SAGE BOZOK Laser Guided Rockets **TUBITAK-SAGE TOGAN Air-to-surface launched 81 mm mortar munition **TUBITAK-SAGE KUZGUN Modular joint ammunition KUZGUN-TjM Turbojet engine variant with range of 245 kilometers and KUZGUN-SS Free Soaring variant range of 110 kilometers variants in use

Avionics

*Interchangeable EO/IR/LD imaging and targeting sensor systems or Multi Mode AESA Radar: ** Aselsan CATS EO/IR/LD imaging and targeting sensor (expected)

References

{{Reflist International unmanned aerial vehicles Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicles Unmanned military aircraft of Turkey Unmanned aerial vehicles of Turkey