Bayraktar TB3 drones complete successful deck tests on TCG Anadolu warship VIDEO

Baykar has successfully conducted additional flight tests of its Bayraktar TB3 strike drone, which features a foldable wing design, as announced on the company's official social media account. 

During its 59th test, the Bayraktar TB3 successfully completed its second and third take-off and landing trials on the TCG Anadolu, a ship with a short take-off and landing (STOL) runway, Caliber.Az reports.

#BayraktarTB3 PT-2 59. Test | 59th Test

2. & 3. Kısa Pistli Gemiden Kalkış-İniş Testi
2nd & 3rd Short-Runway Carrier Take-Off & Landing Test

📍 TCG Anadolu ✈️🚢⚓️🚀
📽️ ASELFLIR-500
☁️ 20.000 ft#MilliTeknolojiHamlesi 🌍🇹🇷 pic.twitter.com/Q0vggPMeAc

— BAYKAR (@BaykarTech) November 26, 2024

In this test flight, the Bayraktar TB3 was equipped with the domestic ASELFLIR-500 camera system. 

The trial also involved testing the drone’s identification system and performance capabilities at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,100 metres). 

Note that, as of November 20, Bayraktar TB3 drone successfully completed its first takeoff and landing on the TCG Anadolu ship.

Selçuk Bayraktar, Chief Technology Officer of Baykar, shared the news on X, stating, "We never stopped chasing what we love." The drone, developed by the Turkish company Baykar, conducted its tests on a short deck with a 12-degree incline and achieved a 46-minute flight over the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas.

These milestones were reached aboard the TCG Anadolu, making the Bayraktar TB3 the first military drone in aviation history to take off and land on a ship with a short runway.

Equipped with the domestically produced PD-170 engine by TUSAS and the ASELFLIR-500 optical system from Aselsan, the drone is designed for reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, and weapons control. Its foldable wings and beyond-line-of-sight communication enable it to perform long-range operations.

By Aghakazim Guliyev