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Old 30th January 2026 | 16:47
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Not_a_boffin
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Originally Posted by sfm818
Video on this link of drone launch and recovery from a Turkish carrier.

https://www.aa.com.tr/tr/savunma-san...-sorti/3545781
It seems a little churlish to point out that the Anadolu is twice the length of this Portuguese "Drone carrier" and yet has only managed to launch and recover a single lightweight Predator-alike, while using the majority of the flightdeck on a lovely flat calm day. Decent achievement from the Turks/Bayraktar, undoubtedly. Military value?

Lord alone knows what the Portuguese will manage to get off their ship, but a substitute capability for a carrier, it will not be.

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