24 ANKA SIHA Orders from 3 Countries to TAI
Indonesia, Chad and Algeria decided to procure ANKA SIHA from Turkey. The total order volume of ANKA SIHA from 3 countries exceeds 20.
ANKA Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) or in Turkish Silahlı İnsansız Hava Aracı (SIHA), developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ), continues its export performance. 3 more countries signed a contract with TAI to supply ANKA SIHA. Thus, the number of countries known to be exported to ANKA rose to 5.
According to the information obtained by SavunmaSanayiST.com from defense sources; Indonesia, Chad and Algeria decided to procure ANKA SIHA from TAI. Indonesia ordered 12, Algeria 10 and Chad 2 ANKA SIHAs. For this reason, TAI is rapidly increasing the capacity of the ANKA production line. The total amount of 24 ANKA orders from 3 countries is estimated to be more than 500 million dollars.
ANKA's first export customer was Tunisia in 2020. Tunisian Air Force supplied 3 ANKA Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) and 3 Ground Control Stations (YKI) for 80 million USD. The second order from abroad for ANKA was from Kazakhstan, again 3 pieces. Kazakhstan plans to procure 30 more ANKAs and produce them locally with the support of TAI.
On the other hand, Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein announced that they decided to procure ANKA UCAV from TAI. It is estimated that Malaysia will procure 3 to 9 ANKA SIHAs in the first stage.
TAI also continues the export activities of AKSUNGUR SİHA, which it developed over ANKA. At least 2 countries have placed orders for AKSUNGUR so far.
ANKA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
ANKA Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, developed by TAI with national resources, including day/night and bad weather conditions; It is equipped with payloads for real-time image intelligence, target destruction missions for reconnaissance, surveillance, fixed/moving target detection, identification, identification and tracking.
ANKA UAV can stay in the air for 24 hours at an altitude of 30,000ft and can carry 350+ kilograms of payload. While it is estimated that approximately 50 ANKA SİHAs have been delivered so far, the production activities of the same number continue.