Bayraktar Akinci drones will receive new Turkish active phased array radars earlier than F-16 Fighting Falcon fighters

Aselsan, as part of the OZGUR project, has developed a radar with an active phased array antenna. He will

installed on Bayraktar Akinci attack drones.

What is known

We wrote that the modernization of fightersThe fourth generation F-16 Fighting Falcon includes the installation of new Aselsan radars. However, Akinci drones will receive new development faster than air force aircraft.

This was announced by the head of the Defense Industry Department underOffice of Turkish President Ismail Demir. The official did not say anything about the timing, but stressed that Turkey is focused on the complete import substitution of avionics and ammunition, and all developments will be used in the development of the fifth generation Turkish fighter.


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Ismail Demir called OZGUR the most advanced radar in the world. The Turkish radar station will be able to simultaneously track targets on land, at sea and in the air.