Turkish Stealth Drone Makes Debut Flight After Years of Secrecy

WATCH: Video released by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shows the ANKA III’s succesful debut flight.51:57 - 01:52:46

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By Ugur Yilmaz

December 29, 2023 at 11:02 AM UTC

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A Turkish stealth drone with a Ukrainian engine successfully completed its debut flight, expanding Turkey’s arsenal of unmanned aircraft.

The ANKA-3, developed by state-owned Turkish Aerospace Industries — or TAI — and powered by an engine designed by Ukraine’s Ivchenko-Progress, flew for over an hour on Thursday, reaching an altitude of 8,000 feet (2.4 kilometers) and speeds of 150 knots.