Turkish Aksungur drone sets flight altitude record with domestic engine VIDEO

Turkish aerospace company TUSAŞ successfully conducted tests of the strike drone Aksungur with a domestically produced engine. 

According to a statement shared by TUSAŞ on social network X, the medium-altitude, long-endurance drone reached an impressive altitude of 40,000 feet during the test, setting a new record for the Aksungur platform, Caliber.Az reports.

AKSUNGUR’dan millî motorla irtifa rekoru ✈️

Göklerin sancaktarı #AKSUNGUR 40 bin feet yükseklikten bizleri selamlıyor!

Bu uçuşla millî motorumuz TEI-PD170 en yüksek irtifasına ulaştı. Aynı zamanda Aselsan tarafından geliştirilen millî kameramız AF500'ün ve Aspilsan tarafından… pic.twitter.com/8kl9DJK7n6

— Türk Havacılık Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) April 20, 2025

The drone, equipped with the indigenous TEI-PD170 engine, demonstrated its capabilities by surpassing previous altitude benchmarks.

"The sky banner Aksungur greets us from an altitude of 40,000 feet!" the message said. 

The company also added that "thanks to this flight, our national TEI-PD170 engine reached its highest altitude." 

"It was also the highest altitude at which our national AF500 camera, developed by Aselsan, and the national heater battery, developed by Aspilsan, were tested using Aksungur," the company added. 

Equipped with various payloads and new capabilities, Aksungur also accurately hit targets with LGK81 and LGK82 munitions produced by Aselsan last week.

By Khagan Isayev