Turkiye’s First Shipborne Combat Drone TB-3 Bayraktar Breaks Cover

[Zarvan]

TB-3 Bayraktar combat drone (Credit: Selcuk Bayraktar)

Turkiye’s First Shipborne Combat Drone TB-3 Bayraktar Breaks Cover​

On March, 26, 2023, the Chief Technology Officer of Baykar Technologies shared the photos of TB-3 Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time.​

Tayfun Ozberk 27 Mar 2023
Selcuk Bayraktar stated on Twitter that the brand-new TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle’s maiden flight is coming soon.

Bayraktar TB-3 is the shipborne and more capable version of the famous TB-2 drone. Baykar has been developing TB-3 to operate it onboard Turkish Navy’s flagship TCG Anadolu, which is reportedly planned to be transformed into a drone carrier after the U.S. broke the partnership with Turkiye on the F-35 JSF project. Baykar announced in early 2021 that it was working on the TB-3, which is an improved folding-wing variant of the TB2.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1640167857089568770

Bayraktar TB3, with its foldable wing structure, will be the world’s first armed unmanned aerial vehicle capable of taking off and landing from short runway vessels such as the TCG Anadolu. It will be on public display for the first time at TEKNOFEST 2023, which will be held at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport from April 27 to May 1.

Here are the general characteristics of TB-3 compared with TB-2:

	TB-3	TB-2
Length	8.35 m	6.5 mt.
Height	2.6 m	2.2 mt.
Wing span	14 m	12 mt.
Max take-off weight	1,450 kg	700 kg
Payload capacity	280 kg	150 kg
Maximum speed	160 knots	120 knots
Cruise speed	125 knots	70 knots

The company didn’t share information about the weapon portfolio, but it’s expected to be slightly wider than TB-2 Bayraktar.

You can read details on how TCG Anadolu will recover and launch drones here.

In an interview with CNN Turk, the head of the Turkish Defense Agency (SSB), Mr. Ismail Demir, stated that TB3 will take to the air later this year. He also emphasized that the KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet and the HURJET indigenous jet training and light combat aircraft will be deployed aboard TCG Anadolu. He also gave some information about TCG Anadolu’s drone-carrying capability.

“TCG Anadolu can deploy 30 drones in the current version. However, this capacity can be increased to 100 if the well deck is used.”

Ismail Demir, Head of SSB

Turkiye's first shipborne combat drone TB-3 Bayraktar breaks cover - Naval News

On March, 26, 2023, the Chief Technology Officer of Baykar Technologies shared the photos of TB-3 Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time.

www.navalnews.com

 

[Cafer Yalavuz]

God Bless Bayraktar

 

[khansaheeb]

TB-3 Bayraktar combat drone (Credit: Selcuk Bayraktar)

Turkiye’s First Shipborne Combat Drone TB-3 Bayraktar Breaks Cover​

On March, 26, 2023, the Chief Technology Officer of Baykar Technologies shared the photos of TB-3 Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time.​

Tayfun Ozberk 27 Mar 2023
Selcuk Bayraktar stated on Twitter that the brand-new TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle’s maiden flight is coming soon.

Bayraktar TB-3 is the shipborne and more capable version of the famous TB-2 drone. Baykar has been developing TB-3 to operate it onboard Turkish Navy’s flagship TCG Anadolu, which is reportedly planned to be transformed into a drone carrier after the U.S. broke the partnership with Turkiye on the F-35 JSF project. Baykar announced in early 2021 that it was working on the TB-3, which is an improved folding-wing variant of the TB2.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1640167857089568770

Bayraktar TB3, with its foldable wing structure, will be the world’s first armed unmanned aerial vehicle capable of taking off and landing from short runway vessels such as the TCG Anadolu. It will be on public display for the first time at TEKNOFEST 2023, which will be held at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport from April 27 to May 1.

Here are the general characteristics of TB-3 compared with TB-2:

	TB-3	TB-2
Length	8.35 m	6.5 mt.
Height	2.6 m	2.2 mt.
Wing span	14 m	12 mt.
Max take-off weight	1,450 kg	700 kg
Payload capacity	280 kg	150 kg
Maximum speed	160 knots	120 knots
Cruise speed	125 knots	70 knots

The company didn’t share information about the weapon portfolio, but it’s expected to be slightly wider than TB-2 Bayraktar.

You can read details on how TCG Anadolu will recover and launch drones here.

In an interview with CNN Turk, the head of the Turkish Defense Agency (SSB), Mr. Ismail Demir, stated that TB3 will take to the air later this year. He also emphasized that the KIZILELMA unmanned fighter jet and the HURJET indigenous jet training and light combat aircraft will be deployed aboard TCG Anadolu. He also gave some information about TCG Anadolu’s drone-carrying capability.

Turkiye's first shipborne combat drone TB-3 Bayraktar breaks cover - Naval News

On March, 26, 2023, the Chief Technology Officer of Baykar Technologies shared the photos of TB-3 Bayraktar unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time.

www.navalnews.com

If they have foldable or detachable/attachable wings then they could put a lot more drones on the ships.

 

[Bilal9]

Looks like there is both a tail hook arrester situation and a final safety net situation, in case tailhook and arrester rope (three ropes) does not work - just like in larger aircraft carriers.

This is unprecedented for Turkey and applauds are in order for Turkish Navy planners, ship designers and of course, folks at Baykar.

With Bayraktar 3 and Kizilelma Turkey has reached the future of Shipboard drone launch and recovery earlier than the larger nations.

 

[ThunderCat]

God Bless Bayraktar

It already seems blessed lol