Turkish Aksungur strike drone reaches altitude of 30,000 feet With domestic engine/VIDEO

Aksungur strike drone developed by Turkish company TUSAŞ (Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii AŞ) using national resources reached an altitude of 30,000 feet with a domestic engine TEI-PD170 produced by TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii (TEI).

"Continuing to achieve firsts, Aksungur exceeded its maximum flight altitude, with TEI-PD170 engines manufactured by TEI, reaching an altitude of 30,000 feet (9,150 metres) in two hours and 30 minutes of flight, achieving another success," Caliber.Az reports, citing X page of SavunmaSanayiST.com.

AKSUNGUR bulutların üzerinde yeni bir başarıya imza attı. 💪🏼

Milli olarak geliştirilen TEI-PD170 motoruyla 30 bin ft. yükseklikte uçuş gerçekleştirdi.@TEI_TUSAS pic.twitter.com/r4HKtlxoWT

— Türk Havacılık Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) November 13, 2023

In addition, the company said it intends to take the Aksungur UAV to an altitude of 40,000 feet (12,000 metres) with a domestic engine.