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IDEAS 2018: PAKISTAN NAVY IS NEGOTIATING FOR ANKA-S UAV
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Quwa was fortunate to attend and cover the 2018 International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS) on the 28th and 29th of November. This is the first of many articles Quwa will publish regarding IDEAS, this will be joined by a series of thematic reports discussing overall trends and issues we had observed at IDEAS (e.g., how Pakistan is steering its defence production, opportunities for the aviation industry, etc). This is also the first of Quwa’s original news reporting, i.e., first-hand information.

At the 2018 International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS), which was held in 27-30 November in Karachi, Turkish Aerospace confirmed to Quwa that the Pakistan Navy is interested in the Anka-S and has begun negotiations for the medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

Inducted by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in 2018, the Anka-S is a satellite-communications (SATCOM)-equipped variant of the Anka MALE UAV, which had first flown in December 2010.

The Anka-S has an endurance of 24 hours and – when using a line-of-sight (LoS) radio data-link – a range of 200 km. It has a service ceiling of 30,000 ft and is capable of carrying 200 kg in electro-optical (EO) and infrared (IR) equipment and/or precision-guided air-to-surface munitions.

Its ordnance options include the Roketsan UMTAS anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), Roketsan CİRİT laser-guided air-to-surface rocket, and the Roketsan MAM-L (a miniature air-to-ground missile). In the TSK, the Anka-S uses the Aselsan Common Aperture Targeting System (CATS) as its EO/IR turret; the CATS provides the Anka-S with laser-target designation/illumination capabilities…

https://quwa.org/2018/11/29/ideas-2018-pakistan-navy-is-negotiating-for-anka-s-uav-2/
 
The Anka-S has an endurance of 24 hours and – when using a line-of-sight (LoS) radio data-link – a range of 200 km.

So what's the range with SATCOM - theoretically unlimited?
 
So what's the range with SATCOM - theoretically unlimited?
It is limited to the coverage of the satellite. I am to lazy to look back at the pages at ANKA thread but on multiple occasions other guys posted the satellite (TURKSATxx) which ANKAs will use and it was covering a lot of territory on that picture. If you are not to lazy you can search and post it again so I to can see it again :D (laziness level 9679987)
 
theoretically unlimited
yaap but what satellite is there to up link Anka-S in North Arabian Sea region the principal AOR of Pakistan Navy (PN) .... so on practical grounds I think ANKA-S seems difficult to be procured by PN, but this does not mean they have not sorted the information about the system
 
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So what's the range with SATCOM - theoretically unlimited?
It is limited to the coverage of the satellite. I am to lazy to look back at the pages at ANKA thread but on multiple occasions other guys posted the satellite (TURKSATxx) which ANKAs will use and it was covering a lot of territory on that picture. If you are not to lazy you can search and post it again so I to can see it again :D (laziness level 9679987)
yaap but what satellite is there to up link Anka-S in North Arabian Sea region the principal AOR of Pakistan Navy (PN) .... so on practical grounds I think ANKA-S seems difficult to be procured by PN, but this does not mean they have not sorted the information about the system
ANKA S had a flight test before with TURKSAT 4B
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ANKA S had a flight test before with TURKSAT 4B
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Why should ANKA use and connect just with Turkish satellite? I assume Pakistan has own satellite which ANKA could connect.

yaap but what satellite is there to up link Anka-S in North Arabian Sea region the principal AOR of Pakistan Navy (PN) .... so on practical grounds I think ANKA-S seems difficult to be procured by PN, but this does not mean they have not sorted the information about the system

According to Quora, Pakistan has launched a total of 6 satellites named BADR-1, BADR-B,PakSAT-1R,iCube-1 and two recently launched satellites called PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A.
 
Why should ANKA use and connect just with Turkish satellite? I assume Pakistan has own satellite which ANKA could connect.



According to Quora, Pakistan has launched a total of 6 satellites named BADR-1, BADR-B,PakSAT-1R,iCube-1 and two recently launched satellites called PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A.
I am sharing what I know usta. I really don't know how exactly the things work with that kind of satellite communication and its limitations and regulations.
 
I am sharing what I know usta. I really don't know how exactly the things work with that kind of satellite communication and its limitations and regulations.
Abicim Turkish space agency will be delighted to produce new intelligence satellite for Pakistan to link with ANKA :) there is no need to worry.
 
According to Quora, Pakistan has launched a total of 6 satellites named BADR-1, BADR-B,PakSAT-1R,iCube-1 and two recently launched satellites called PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A.
yes we do have our communication satellite but that civilian purpose as far as I am aware
 
You can use civillian communication sats for that but we have to ask first; which technologies does that sattelite support? Not every sattelite is the same. There are frequency, bandwidth issues as well as there are differences with data transfer protocols. We have no way to tell if it is going to work or not with another sattelite. We do not have those type of informations.
 

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