Development of Anka +A
On the 19th of July 2012, the Turkish Defense Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) announced that Turkish Aerospace Industries had commenced research and development for the design and development of a "hunter killer" High Altitude Long Endurance version of the ANKA UAV, named the Anka +A. It is planned that Anka +A will carry Cirit missiles of Turkey's Roketsan. The engines of Anka +A UCAV has not yet been determined. It may have more powerful turbo engines or it could have Turbuni engine. The weight of Anka +A UCAV will be more than 4 tons compared to Anka UAV's 1.5 tons. It is highly expected that the UCAV will be presented to public in the events of IDEF'13 on may 7-10 2013.
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