The international defense press has been highly praised for the ANKA-III UCAV and the Reis Class Turkish submarine. While the media outlets emphasized that the Piri Reis Class submarine is a first in the Turkish Navy with its air-independent propulsion feature, the term “pioneer UCAV” was used for ANKA-3. The headline article of Naval News, one of the leading media outlets of the global maritime world, titled “The Turkish Navy has put the first AIP Reis Class Submarine, the TCG Piri Reis, into service,” emphasized the importance of the submarine. The media outlet reported that the submarine with air-independent propulsion (AIP) was put into service at a ceremony held at the Aksaz Naval Base with the participation of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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The publication commented, “Turkey continues to attract attention with its surprising and rapid developments in naval power.” The analysis article, which shared the information that Piri Reis had successfully passed more than 380 acceptance tests, stated that the other ships within the scope of the project, Hızır Reis, would be included in the inventory in 2025 and Murat Reis in 2026. The Turkish Navy will also have three advanced submarines, named Seydi Ali Reis, Selman Reis and Aydın Reis, in its inventory by 2029. In the article where the information was shared with the public, the following details about the submarine were included:
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“Piri Reis is equipped with Atmaca and Gezgin guided missiles, which are all domestic, as well as Akya torpedoes. Reis Class submarines also provide an important information infrastructure for all projects in the Turkish naval force with the technology they possess. The technologies used in a submarine that is 68 meters long, weighs 1,850 tons and has a crew of 40 are surprisingly remarkable.”
INVISIBLE SIHA ANKA-3
On the other hand, another international defense publication based in the USA, The Defense Post, drew attention to the success of Turkey’s ANKA-3 UAV with stealth technology. The publication said that it is 17.5 meters long, 8 meters wide and He mentioned that the highly capable UCAV, which can fly at a speed of 830 km/h with 1,300 kilograms of ammunition, successfully passed the landing gear retraction test in the air.
PIONEER SIHA
The publication also mentioned that the twin-engine ANKA-3 has advanced technologies such as advanced avionics, autopilot system and electro/optical infrared camera system. Among the information shared with the public It was emphasized that SİHA is a pioneering tool for observation, reconnaissance and intelligence observations and that it has a wide range of ammunition from target-oriented bombs to laser-guided missiles.
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