The Indonesia-based private sales tactic that TAI started in 2018 has paid off. Algeria, Chad and Indonesia placed their finalized orders after the IDEX 2023 fair held in Abu Dhabi.
According to the information obtained by MilDefin, Turkey; It will sell 12 ANKA SİHAs to Indonesia, 10 to Algeria and 2 to Chad.
It is stated that a total of 24 packages are worth more than 500 million dollars.
There will be 7 countries in total
ANKA SİHA is still used by the Turkish Air Force, Gendarmerie General Command, Naval Forces Command and National Intelligence Organization, as well as Tunisian Air Force, Kazakhstan Armed Forces, Malaysian Armed Forces and Kyrgyzstan Armed Forces.
Features of ANKA
Body length : 8 meters
Wingspan: 17 meters
Wing area: 13.6 m²
Wingspan Ratio – : 22
Total Take-off Weight: 1.500 kg
Fuel weight : 250 kg
Useful Cargo Weight: 350 kg
Engine: 1× Thielert Centurion 2.0 four-cylinder, turbodiesel, 155 hp (114 kW) (for initial productions)[14], or 1 × TUSAŞ Motor Industries PD170 inline 4-cylinder, liquid-cooled and turbocharged diesel engine, 170 hp ( 127 kW) [15]
Performance
Top speed: 217 km/h (117 knots, 135 mph)
Usual Cruising Speed: > 75 knots
Service altitude : 30,000 ft
Airtime: 24 – 32 hours
Operation radius: 200 km (124 mi)[16]-Unlimited with satellite control (Anka-S)
Environmental conditions: 15kts crosswind, 20kts headwind, temperature, humidity, rain and icing limits are defined by MIL-HDBK-310.
Avionics
Radar : Aselsan Sar
AselFlir 300 infrared imaging and laser marking (ANKA-A and Anka-B: Development versions)
New generation Aselsan CATS infrared imaging and laser marking (ANKA-S: Production version)
SATCOM satellite management system (ANKA-S)
Weapon systems (Anka-S)
Roketsan UMTAS
Roketsan CİRİT
Roketsan MAM-L
Roketsan MAM-C
