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Turkish combat drone Bayraktar Akıncı B 'met the sky'

Turkish major unmanned aerial vehicle producer, Baykar, successfully tested a new model combat drone, Bayraktar Akıncı B, on Tuesday.

Economy
Published Date: 01:37 | 03 March 2022
Modified Date: 01:40 | 03 March 2022

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"Bayraktar Akıncı B met the sky!" Baykar said on Twitter,

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While the previous model, Akıncı A, has 900-horsepower (hp), the new model has 1,500-hp via two 750-hp engines.

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Baykar's chief technology officer Selçuk Bayraktar said Akıncı B is the most powerful and combat-capable armed UAV in its class in the world.

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General manager Haluk Bayraktar said Baykar completed export agreements with two countries for the new model.

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After Akıncı B, 1,900-hp Akıncı C model will soon be in the skies, he added.