Fly beyond the limits.Break into the blue.
An autonomous aerospace engineering team at Yıldız Technical University collaborating across aerodynamics, embedded avionics, and intelligent control.
Discover FlankerThree disciplines. One team.
Founded by YTU Students • Est. 2025 • 7+ Yrs Experience (Since 2019)
DragonFly crew.
Yıldız Technical University • Aerospace Engineering
Engineering Lineage
Founded in 2025 by Yıldız Technical University (YTU) engineering students, Flanker UAV builds on 7+ years of collective design and flight experience dating back to 2019. We operate as one synchronized crew, taking every aircraft from aerodynamic concept to autonomous flight.
Cross-Discipline Engineering
Mechanical
Airframe design, manufacturing, and workshop testing.
Avionics & Propulsion
Electronics, communication, and propulsion development.
Software & Control
Flight software, computer vision, and ground control development.
Building Autonomous UAVs & The Engineers Behind Them
Design • Validate • Fly • Dominate
Engineering Autonomous Combat UAVs
Design, build, and fly competitive combat-ready autonomous UAVs with cutting-edge aerodynamics, edge AI vision, and rapid prototyping.
Autonomous Mission Validation
Flight Test Range • Istanbul
Pioneering Autonomous Aviation
Pioneer student-led aerospace innovation in Turkey, competing at TEKNOFEST Fighter UAV events and developing next-generation autonomous flight systems.
Flight Testing
Intelligent Flightline Ops