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The Bayraktar Akıncı is a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat air vehicle currently under development with Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina.
Initial media reports described Akinci as a 4.5 ton UCAV capable of deploying about 1.5 ton payload with an airframe equipped with two turboprop engines.
The UAV made its maiden flight with automatic taxiing, take-off, 16-minute flight and successful landing on December 6, 2019. It has a maximum service ceiling of 12.192 m or 40000 ft and a 24 hour endurance limit.
It can carry both internal and external weapons, such as, but not limited to :CIRIT, L-UMTAS ASM, Bozdoğan AAM, Mk-81 Mk-82, Mk-83 bombs, JDAMs.
Initial media reports described Akinci as a 4.5 ton UCAV capable of deploying about 1.5 ton payload with an airframe equipped with two turboprop engines.
The UAV made its maiden flight with automatic taxiing, take-off, 16-minute flight and successful landing on December 6, 2019. It has a maximum service ceiling of 12.192 m or 40000 ft and a 24 hour endurance limit.
It can carry both internal and external weapons, such as, but not limited to :CIRIT, L-UMTAS ASM, Bozdoğan AAM, Mk-81 Mk-82, Mk-83 bombs, JDAMs.
