Baykar Bayraktar MIUS
| Bayraktar MIUS | |
|---|---|
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| Baykar Bayraktar MIUS | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| First flight | 2023 (expected) |
| Introduction | 2023 (expected) |
| Status | In development |
| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
Bayraktar MIUS or Bayraktar Muharip Insansiz Ucak Sistemi (English: Bayraktar Combat Unmanned Aircraft System) is a proposed jet-powered, single-engine, low-observable,[1] supersonic,[2] carrier-capable[3] unmanned combat aircraft in development by Baykar, a Turkish defence company.[4][3]
Description[]
The aircraft has a 5.5+ tons of Maximum Takeoff Weight (MTOW) while 1500 kg+ of those are composed for its payload. MIUS is equipped with a single turbofan.[1]
According to data shared by the company, the Combat Unmanned Aircraft System (MIUS) will have an operational altitude of 40,000 ft (12,000 m), a take-off weight of 5.5 tons, a payload of 1.5 tons, and an ammunition carrying capacity of 1 ton. While the MIUS-A will be close to supersonic using the Ukrainian AI-25TLT engine, the MIUS-B will be supersonic using the Ukrainian AI-322F engine.[5] & Turkish TEI/TF-6000 engine[6] The MIUS-B will have a 2,5 times more powerful engine, making it significantly different specification wise than the MIUS-A.[7][8] MIUS is expected to launch from the TCG Anadolu LHD without any help of a catapult system.[9] The CEO of Baykar, Selçuk Bayraktar, said that the MIUS is expected to fly in 2023,[1] adding that a jet-powered UAV was a ''12-year-long dream.''[10]
Bayraktar listed the features of MIUS at the Aviation and Space Summit II event organized by Gebze Technical University’s Aviation and Space Club on August 4, 2021.[11]
Features[]
- Landing and take-off from TCG Anadolu LHD with the help of catch cables and hooks without the aid of a catapult
- MIUS-A is subsonic, MIUS-B is supersonic.
- Low Radar Cross Section (RCS)
- Vertical tails and front horizontal control surfaces (Canard)
- Intelligent Fleet Autonomy
- Aggressive maneuver capability
- Low-observable
- SEAD & DEAD missions
- Missile attack
- Close Air Support
- Strategic attack
Specifications[]
General characteristics
- Capacity: 1,500 kg
Performance
- Endurance: 5 hours
Armament
- Missiles:
- CIRIT
- L-UMTAS ASM
- Bozdoğan, AAM
- Gökdoğan, AAM
- Akdoğan, AAM
- Gökhan, AAM
- SOM ALCM
- TUBITAK-SAGE Bozok, Laser Guided Rockets[14]
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-TJ,[15] Turbojet-powered Air-to-surface missile
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-KY,[15] Solid fuel Rocket-powered Air-to-surface missile
- Akbaba, Air-to-surface, Anti-radiation Missile (ARM)[16]
- Bombs:
- MAM-C
- MAM-L
- MAM-T
- Teber-81 (Mark 81 bomb w/ ROKETSAN Laser Guidance Kit)
- HGK-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Precision Guidance Kit)
- KGK-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Wing Assisted Guidance Kit)
- Teber-82 (Mark 82 bomb w/ ROKETSAN Laser Guidance Kit)
- KGK-83 (Mark 83 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Wing Assisted Guidance Kit)
- HGK-84 (Mark 84 bomb w/ TUBITAK-SAGE Precision Guidance Kit)
- TUBITAK-SAGE TOGAN, Air-to-surface launched munition[12]
- TUBITAK-SAGE Kuzgun-SS, Glide bomb
- Aselsan Miniature Bomb[13]
References[]
- ^ a b c Azman, Kaan (2021-08-04). "Selçuk Bayraktar'dan Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi üzerine açıklamalar". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Ascendant and assertive Turkey creates tough choices for US". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Baykar eyes first flight for MIUS in 2023 - Shephard Media". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Baykar MİUS | Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - Sanal Savunma". www.sanalsavunma.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "MİUS (Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi) Tasarımı Paylaşıldı" (in Turkish). 2021-07-20. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Baykar MİUS | Muharip İnsansız Uçak Sistemi - Sanal Savunma". www.sanalsavunma.com (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "In a presentation made by @Baykar_Savunma in Ukraine, it has been revealed that there will be 2 different turbofan engines which will power the MIUS UCAV". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-18.
- ^ "TCG ANADOLU'ya MİUS ve Bayraktar TB3 Entegrasyonu" (in Turkish). 2021-07-21. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Dünya Türkiye'nin MİUS ve GÖKSUNGUR'unu konuşacak! Selçuk Bayraktar: Konsept değişiyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "Selçuk Bayraktar'dan MİUS ve Bayraktar TB3 Sunumu". savunmasanayist.com. 2021-08-04. Archived from the original on 2021-08-05. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
- ^ "TURKISH DEFENCE INDUSTRY PRODUCT CATALOGUE". www.ssb.gov.tr. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
- ^ "Turkey to Integrate F-16 Mini-Bombs on UAVs". defenseworld.net. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Bekdil, Burak Ege (8 August 2017). "Turkey To Outfit Drones with Local Mini Rocket". Defense News.
- ^ a b "IDEF 2021: 'Turkish DARPA' targets live tests for Kuzgun". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Turkish Company Roketsan Develops Akbaba High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile". militaryleak.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- Unmanned military aircraft of Turkey
- International unmanned aerial vehicles