| Bayraktar TB3 | |
|---|---|
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| Baykar Bayraktar TB3 on the deck of TCG Anadolu | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| First flight | 27 October 2023[1] |
| Introduction | 2025 (planned) |
| Status | Flight Testing |
| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces (intended) |
| Developed from | Baykar Bayraktar TB2 |
The Baykar Bayraktar TB3 is a Turkish medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of short-range landing and take-off, produced by Baykar. According to the initial plans, the ship TCG Anadolu was expected to be equipped with Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II fighter jets but the vessel entered a modification process to allow it to be able to accommodate UAVs such as Bayraktar TB3 following the removal of Turkey from the F-35 procurement program. [2][dead link]
- ^ "Bayraktar TB3 SİHA, Cumhuriyet'in 100. Yılında gökyüzüyle buluştu".
- ^ Isik, Talha. "S/İHA Gemisi: TCG Anadolu". BAUDEGS (in Turkish). Retrieved 11 June 2021.