Bayraktar Akıncı
The Bayraktar Akıncı (Turkish pronunciation: [Bayraktar Akıncı]) is a high-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat air vehicle currently under development with Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Makina. First pictures of the UAV hit media reports in June 2018.[3] 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.[4]
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Unmanned combat aerial vehicle Akıncı of Bayraktar at Teknofest 2019. | |
Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
National origin | Turkey |
Manufacturer | Baykar Makina |
Designer | Baykar Makina |
First flight | 6 December 2019 |
Introduction | late 2020 (planned)[1][2] |
Status | Under development |
Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |

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With the preliminary design phase completed in June 2019, Akinci started engine ground run in August 2019 with a Ukrainian turboprop engine Ivchenko-Progress AI-450C.[5] First engine test was accomplished on September 1, 2019. Following the completion of other technical tests, the aircraft was moved to the Turkish Army's Çorlu Airfield Command. The UAV made its maiden flight with automatic taxiing, take-off, 16-minute flight and successful landing on December 6, 2019.[6]
Akinci has 881 lb (400 kg) internal and 2,094 lb (950 kg) external payload capacity, combining the overall combat load to max. 2,976 lb (1,350 kg). Powered by two 450 hp (340 kW) or 750 hp (560 kW) turboprop engines, large 66 ft (20 m) wingspan ensures 5.5 tons maximum takeoff weight. Akinci will be the first commercially available UAV capable of launching an ALCM.[6][7] [4][8]
Specifications
Data from Baykar Makina[9]
General characteristics
- Crew: none on-board
- Length: 39.4 ft (12.5 m)
- Wingspan: 65.6 ft (20.0 m)
- Height: 13.1 ft (4.1 m)
- Max. takeoff weight: 12125 lb (5500 kg)
- Payload: 2,976 lb (1,350 kg)
- Internal: 881 lb (400 kg)
- External: 2,094 lb (950 kg))
- Powerplant: 2 × AI-450T turboprop engine, 750 hp (560 kW) each
Performance
- Endurance: 24 hours
- Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,192 m)
Armament
- Hardpoints: 6 and provisions to carry combinations of:
- Missiles:
- MAM-L
- MAM-C
- CIRIT
- L-UMTAS ASM
- Gökdoğan (Peregrine) AAM
- Bozdoğan (Merlin) AAM
- SOM ALCM
- Missiles:
- Bombs:
Avionics
- National AESA Radar
- Aselsan Common Aperture Targeting System
- Electronic Warfare Pod
References
- "Bayraktar Akinci TIHA yil sonunda goreve basliyor". Aero. 19 January 2020.
- "Bayraktar Akinci TIHA 2020 sonunda teslim edilecek". Sabah. 6 January 2020.
- "Turkey Develops New Heavy Armed UAS". uasvision.com. 6 June 2018.
- "Turkey details Akinci armed UAV programme". Jane's International Defence Review. 26 February 2019.
- "Akıncı Taktik İnsansız Hava Aracı için Ukrayna imalatı motor test ediliyor". kokpit.aero. 8 August 2019.
- "Akıncı TİHA, ilk uçuş testini gerçekleştirdi". Anadolu News Agency (in Turkish). 6 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- "Akinci Attack UAV System". Defence Turkey. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Cite journal requires
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