Turkish major unmanned aerial vehicle producer, Baykar, successfully tested a new model combat drone, Bayraktar Akinci B, on Tuesday.
"Bayraktar Akinci B met the sky!" Baykar said on Twitter,
While the previous model, Akinci A, has 900-horsepower (hp), the new model has 1,500-hp via two 750-hp engines.
Baykar’s chief technology officer Selcuk Bayraktar said Akinci B is the most powerful and combat-capable armed UAV in its class in the world.
General manager Haluk Bayraktar said Baykar completed export agreements with two countries.
After Akinci B, 1,900-hp Akinci C model will soon be in the skies, he added.
Source : Anadolu Agency
The Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV, an original aircraft indigenously developed by Baykar, successfully passed a series of firing tests against moving and fixed targets at sea. Bayraktar AKINCI destroyed its naval targets with its indigenous electro-optical system and indigenous mini smart munitions.
In less than a decade, Turkey has become a drone powerhouse. Unmanned aerial vehicles were its defense industry's single largest export last year, totaling $871.5 million — an 80% increase over 2021.
"Soon our Bayraktar TB2 and Akıncıs will have air-to-air missiles; not only to engage drones but other enemy aircraft ... we are doing our tests," Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar said in his comments during a defence fair in Istanbul.
Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul (MRO) Center
Service Provider for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
All Rights Reserved. © 2026
