Baykar Bayraktar Akinci

Bayraktar Akinci
General information
TypeMultirole unmanned combat aerial vehicle
National originTurkey
ManufacturerBaykar
Designer
Baykar
StatusIn service
Primary userTurkish Armed Forces
Number built110+
History
Manufactured2019–current
Introduction date29 August 2021
First flight6 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.