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TAI Anka-3 UCAV prototype lost in hard-landing crash near Konya
S4 · ~Jun 2025 · Turkish Aerospace Industries · Konya, Turkey
Record
| Company | Turkish Aerospace Industries |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | crash |
| Date | ~Jun 2025 (month precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Konya, Turkey |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | not documented |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
One of two TAI Anka-3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle prototypes was lost in a hard-landing crash in the Selcuklu district near Konya, Turkey, during the Anatolian Eagle 2025 exercise; the prototype made an emergency landing in an open field rather than a controlled recovery.
Primary source
Publisher: Aviation Week / Militarnyi · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ~Jun 2025 | TAI Anka-3 UCAV prototype lost in hard-landing crash near Konya | Aviation Week / Militarnyi | Aviation Week / Militarn |
Defense / space context
crash context
Turkish Aerospace Industries industry position
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