TURKISH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (TİHA) PROGRAM :
THE ROAD AHEAD

Turkish Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (TİHA) program has been a very active project under intense study by the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and government procurement offices for over a decade. TAF’s interest in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) dates back to 1987 and this long-term project gained considerable amount of acceleration ever since due to its versatility, low-risk and low-cost solution to a number of reconnaissance and surveillance needs of the Turkish Military. This article will summarize overall content of the program spanning from the early years upto this time and will suggest a viable future road map to maximize operational effectiveness and industrial participation by minimizing technical and program risks and by fully utilizing local industrial capability.detail >