New Turkish armed drone TB3 makes public debut at TEKNOFEST

By Gokhan Ergocun

ADANA, Türkiye (AA) - Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) producer Baykar's new combat drone Bayraktar TB3 made its public debut in the country's premier technology event TEKNOFEST on Wednesday.

The aircraft made its maiden flight one year ago.

Bayraktar TB3 on Wednesday made its first public flight along with Bayraktar Akinci, another UAV manufactured by Baykar, at the TEKNOFEST event in the southern Turkish province of Adana.

TB3 is the first combat drone capable of taking off and landing from short-runway ships such as the TCG Anadolu.

It is equipped with the PD-170 engine developed domestically by Turkish aerospace engine manufacturer Tusas Engine Industries (TEI), and it can fly for more than 24 hours.