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ANKA III Programme
Türkiye’s low-observable flying-wing unmanned combat aircraft: flight testing, internal weapons, electronic warfare, autonomy and Turkish Air Force integration.
TürkiyeLast verified 2026-08-22
StatusMulti-prototype flight and weapons testing
Current status
ANKA III is Turkish Aerospace’s turbofan-powered flying-wing unmanned combat aircraft developed for strike, ISR and electronic-warfare missions.
The aircraft first flew on 28 December 2023. Turkish Aerospace states that the programme has progressed into weapons testing, including successful TEBER-82 and TOLUN releases, while a second prototype has also entered flight testing. The company identifies Turkish Air Force delivery as the programme’s operational objective.
Why it matters
ANKA III gives Türkiye a second, technologically distinct path toward low-observable uncrewed combat aviation alongside KIZILELMA.
Its flying-wing configuration, internal payload stations, electronic-warfare mission set and planned crewed-uncrewed cooperation make the aircraft especially relevant to penetrating ISR, suppression of enemy air defences and distributed strike concepts.
Key facts
Programme
ANKA III Unmanned Air-to-Ground Mission Aircraft
Programme authority
SSB / Turkish Air Force requirement framework
Industrial developer
Turkish Aerospace
Configuration
Turbofan-powered flying wing
Core missions
Strike, ISR, electronic warfare and combat support
Current phase
Multi-prototype flight and weapons testing
What we track
Flight-test campaign
Prototype expansion, flight envelope and mission-system qualification.
Low-observable configuration
Internal carriage, signature management and operational configuration development.
Weapons and electronic warfare
Guided weapons, COMINT/ELINT/ESM and electronic-attack capability.
Air Force integration
Delivery milestones, operational test and future teaming with KAAN and other assets.
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Related programmes
KIZILELMA — Flight, weapons and mission-system testing
AKINCI — Operational; deliveries and capability expansion continuing
KAAN — Prototype flight testing, propulsion localisation and production preparation
HAVA SOJ — Active integration and delivery programme
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