Baykar Bayraktar Akıncı
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Bayraktar Akıncı (Turkish pronunciation: [bajraktar akɯnd͡ʒɯ], Raider lit. "Akinji") is a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) being manufactured by the Turkish defence company Baykar. The first three units entered service with the Turkish Armed Forces on 29 August 2021.[2]
Bayraktar Akıncı | |
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Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
National origin | Turkey |
Manufacturer | Baykar |
Designer | Baykar |
First flight | 6 December 2019 |
Introduction | 29 August 2021 |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Turkish Armed Forces Pakistan Air Force Libyan Air Force Ethiopian Air Force Azerbaijan Air Force |
Produced | 2019–current |
Number built | 60+[1] |
The aircraft has a 5.5+ ton maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), of which over 1,350 kg (2,980 lb) is payload. Akıncı is equipped with two turboprop engines of either 450 hp (460 PS; 340 kW) or 750 hp (760 PS; 560 kW), as well as electronic support and ECM systems, dual satellite communication systems, air-to-air radar, collision avoidance radar, and advanced synthetic-aperture radar.[3]