Şimşek integration to ANKA UAV has been completed

It was seen that the Şimşek unmanned aerial vehicle was positioned under the wings of ANKA UAV in the exhibition area of ​​the EFES 2022 exercise. The integration work of Şimşek to ANKA UAV has been completed.

Defense Industry President İsmail Demir shared the release images of Şimşek UAV integrated into ANKA UAV. Şimşek UAV successfully reached the desired location in the drop tests carried out many times.

The Lightning Target Aircraft System has the ability to carry different payloads and to deceive the enemy radar. With the engine on it, it can reach a speed of 350 kts and stay in the air for 45 minutes . It operates between 50 ft (15 m) and 20,000 ft (6100 m) altitude. Thanks to the autonomous return home feature, it returns to the designated point and makes an automatic landing. In this way, it can be used over and over again. TUSAŞ is also working on the version of ŞİMŞEK that can reach supersonic speed.

Lightning UAV features

• 45 minutes hover time
• Max speed 350+ kts
• Mission between 50 ft (15 m) and 20,000 ft (6100 m) altitude
• Range 70+ km
• Take off with launcher
• Landing or landing with a parachute
• Takeoff and control from ship helicopter platforms
• Structure produced with advanced composite technologies
• Compliance with military standards
• Fully autonomous flight capability during the entire mission, including take-off and landing, thanks to the unique “YKİ Flight Control System” and “Autopilot System”
• Pre-mission planning and control with Ground Control Station, ability to change during flight
• With Return Home and Emergency Landing Modes, automatic landing by arriving at the predetermined return home point in case of emergency
• Real-time encrypted digital flight data recording and playback
• floating map

What loads can Şimşek UAV carry?

• Passive Radar Trace Enhancer – Luneberg Lens
• Active Radar Trace Enhancer
• Score Recorder System (SKS)
• IR Trace Enhancer (Hot Nose)
• Trace Smoke
• OTS Automatic Identification System (AIS)