كلام مهم جدا لاحد الخبراء في الصناعات العسكريه التركيه وهو Dr. Okuz , يتحدث عن مشروع تطوير الطائره ANKA الذي استمر لمده 8 سنوات وكلف ما يقارب 120 مليون دولار , وعن الانجازات والتحديات كما ويتحدث عن المشاريع المقبله
Dr. Okuz
After 8 years of development contract, and 2 years of flight tests, and around 120 Million Dollars of R&D ANKA-A prototype accepted by Turkish Airforce.
It is the major success of Turkish Defense Industry, while European failed in MALE Class UAV business; Turkey has been successful. There are numerous countries are waiting for MoU and contracts for ANKA, some of them will be announced in 2013.
With in 3-4 Months First Turkish contract to produce 10 ANKA-A will be signed, and I think it will be in inventory next year (originally planned in 2013). I think first contract could exceed 150 Million Dollars.
But there are more works waiting for ANKA.
*Operational evaluations against anti-terrorism missions
*Cirit integration and flight test of ANKA-A
*Satellite Communication tests
*TAI new mission computer, actuators tests
*Even more structural changes to be tested
*TEI modified Thielert engine tests to be finished with in several months
*ANKA net-centric tests with Boeing-737 AWACS, Milgem, and T129
*ASELSAN developed ELINT/COMINT payload tests
*ASELSAN new generation FLIR tests
there are too much things to do. We did only basic, which is written on the contracts, but requirements are changing, it is very dynamic. Unfortunately we have only 4 ANKA avalible to test all of them.
I heared some good news, there has been opportunities compare ANKA and Heron systems. ANKA datalink performance is superior to Herons; and problematic Heron ground control systems is no issue with ANKA. Even, there is better physical conditions in Turkish GCS.
And this success will continue with Turboproped-ANKA close air-support capable HALE UAV. There is already many things are succed in ANKA. ANKA-TP development will be fast (8 years for ANKA-A and 5 years will be for ANKA-TP). Development contract to be signed with in upcoming months. It will be direct equivalent of Reaper and IAI Eitan.
On the other hand ANKA-B prototype with SAR Radar, and quite modified structural changes, will be ready with in 1 year. I belive second serial production with combined ANKA-A/B in 2014