That air wing will include a number of aircraft from TAI competitor Baykar, including the Bayraktar TB-2 UAV currently fighting in Ukraine and the still-under-development Kizilelma uncrewed fighter jet. While the TF-X reveal was the headline event, it was not the only significant milestone for Turkey’s aerospace industry in recent days. TAI in March revealed its new Anka-3 combat UAV, apparently meant to compete with Baykar’s Kizilelma. Both types represent what the US Air Force (USAF) calls “collaborative combat aircraft” (CCA) – uncrewed vehicles designed to pair with and augment traditional piloted fighter jets.
