Baykar Bayraktar Akinci
| Bayraktar Akinci | |
|---|---|
| Azerbaijani Air Force Akinci | |
| General information | |
| Type | Multirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| Designer | Baykar |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
| Number built | 110+ |
| History | |
| Manufactured | 2019–current |
| Introduction date | 29 August 2021 |
| First flight | 6 December 2019 |
Bayraktar Akinci (Turkish pronunciation: [bairaktar akinji], Raider lit. "Akinji") is a multirole 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.
The aircraft has a 6 ton maximum takeoff weight (MTOW), of which over 1,500 kg (3,300 lb) is payload. Depends on variants, Akıncı is equipped with two turboprop engines of either 450 hp (460 PS; 340 kW) or 750 hp (760 PS; 560 kW) or 850 hp (860 PS; 630 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.