12 Facts About TAI Anka

TAI Anka is a family of unmanned aerial vehicles developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries primarily for the Turkish Air Force.

Basic version, TAI Anka-A, was classified as a medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle for reconnaissance missions.

TAI Anka-B made its first flight in 2014 and completed factory tests in 2015.

TAI Anka-I was developed specifically for Turkey's National Intelligence Organization for signal intelligence.

In 2016, media reported that the TAI was manufacturing 4 Anka-S UAVs for the armed forces.

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In 2019, TAI Anka broke its endurance records, flying longer than 24 hours.

TAI Anka-I is an electronic warfare and intelligence UAV developed for the National Intelligence Organization.

On 5 February 2016 TAI Anka drones performed its first mission flight in Turkey's eastern province of Elazig performing a four-hour exploration and observation flight.

On 1 March 2020, an TAI Anka-S was shot down while operating in the Syrian province of Idlib by an air defence system, near the town of Saraqib.

On 19 April 2020, amid the Second Libyan Civil War a combat drone was shot down in Alwhaska, near Misrata, GNA sources claimed the downed drone was a LNA Wing Loong II in turn LNA claimed they shot down a TAI Anka combat drone, however a UN Security Council report asserted the downed drone was a TAI Anka drone operated by GNA.

On 23 May 2020, a second TAI Anka drone backing the GNA forces is reported lost in Tarhouna, shot down by LNA air defenses.

In October 2022, it was revealed that Turkey is using TAI Anka for dropping Sonobuoy in the sea, in order to find the Greek submarines.