Developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries AKSUNGUR, started her first field mission by flying from Ankara TAI facilities to Adana Şakirpaşa Airfield. AKSUNGUR will be deployed Adana Şakirpaşa Airfield for fire fighting missions under the command of General Directorate of Forestry.
With domestic production, and endurance record breaking with and without usefull load, AKSUNGUR, deployed under the command of General Directorate of Forestry. Based on ANKA platform developed just in 18 months, with high usefull load capacity, AKSUNGUR can be used in multi role intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and assault missions. In addition to those with SATCOM abilities providing beyond visual range operations asistance.
AKSUNGUR can hit the mark in 55 kms with Wing Assisted Guidance Kit (KGK-SİHA-82)
Developed for UCAVs based on KGK-82 Wing Assisted Guidance Kit from TUBİTAK SAGE, gives AKSUNGUR to ability of hit the mark in 55 kms with high precision. AKSUNGUR UCAV can carry 2 of those munitons that total weight of 700 kgs. KGK-SİHA-82 also has build-in INS/GPS that provides precise firepower.
In april 2021 AKSUNGUR UCAV was successfully hit the target in 30 km range with 340 kg KGK-SİHA-82. President of Defence Industries İsmail Demir said that, “We continue in our way with determination. Our UCAVs getting stronger with munitions tests.”.
Lift-of with KGK-SİHA-82 munition from Ankara AKSUNGUR UCAV fly off the coast of Sinop with satellite control and at 20.000 feet altitude 30 km range hit the target successfully. With successfull testing in 30 km range AKSUNGUR aiming to improve the range 45 km with new success.