Bayraktar TB3, fired supersonic missile from 50 kilometers

Bayraktar TB3 successfully hit a target 50 km away in its first firing test using Roketsan’s supersonic İHA-122 missile.

The Bayraktar TB3, which recently marked a historic first in aviation by successfully taking off and landing on a short-runway vessel, continues to advance through its munitions integration tests, achieving yet another key milestone in its development program.

On Tuesday, March 25, the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV took off from Dalaman, Muğla, carrying the IHA-122 Supersonic Missile developed by Roketsan. Ascending for its firing test, the Bayraktar TB3 achieved a direct hit on a 6-by-6-meter floating target at sea from a distance exceeding 50 kilometers on its very first attempt.

Bayraktar TB3, süpersonik füzeyi 50 kilometreden ateşledi 🚀

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— Haber Aero (@HaberAero) March 25, 2025

Bayraktar TB2 designated, Bayraktar TB3 fired

During the firing test, a Bayraktar TB2 UCAV performed laser target designation from the air. The target designated by the Bayraktar TB2 was subsequently destroyed by the Bayraktar TB3. This test successfully demonstrated the coordinated ability of two airborne UCAVs to perform laser designation and target engagement. Baykar will continue Bayraktar TB3’s munitions and payload integration tests according to the established development schedule.

Took off from TCG Anadolu in 2024

The Bayraktar TB3 UCAV, developed indigenously by Baykar, successfully took off from the short runway with a 12-degree ski-jump ramp on board the TCG Anadolu vessel on November 19, 2024. Conducting a historic 46-minute test flight at the intersection of the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, the Bayraktar TB3 achieved a global first by landing successfully on the same short runway without using any landing support equipment. Continuing its successful shipboard trials, the Bayraktar TB3 performed two additional take-offs and landings without support equipment during the second test flight, as TCG Anadolu sailed off the coast of Çanakkale. The indigenously developed UCAV successfully executed all test parameters, completing the test flight at an average cruising altitude of 20,000 feet.