![]() ![]() The UCAV will be fitted with different weapon payloads such as laser guided smart munitions, missiles, and long-range stand-off weapons. The drone has the capacity to carry a maximum payload of 1,350kg including simultaneous electro-optic/infrared/laser designation (EO/IR/LD), multi-mode active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, and signals intelligence (SIGINT) system. The AI system can determine key details pertaining to the aircraft such as the angle of roll, stand up, and orientation. The sensors and actuators are highly redundant. The drone uses advanced AI features to collect and process data received from onboard sensors and cameras. Advanced features of the Akinci UCAV include fully-automatic and semi-automatic flight modes, as well as unique flight control and avionics architecture.ĭomestically developed satellites can be used to control the combat drone. The dual artificial intelligence (AI)-powered avionics system integrated into the platform helps in improving signal processing, sensor fusion and situational awareness in real time. The combat UAV is equipped with a triple redundant flight control system. It has the capability to take-off and land on a runway. The combat drone has a length of 12.2m, height of 4.1m, wingspan of 20m, and a maximum take-off weight of 5,500kg. It can perform operations that are conventionally performed by fighter jets. ![]() It features uniquely designed fuselage and wings for enhancing its ability to carry a variety of payloads. The Bayraktar Akinci UCAV has a fault tolerant system architecture and a cross redundant ground control station architecture. It is expected to deliver the ground systems and the Akinci UCAV to the customer by 2023.ĭesign and features of Bayraktar Akinci UCAV The unmanned system was delivered to Turkey in August 2021.īaykar signed first export deal for the UCAV in January 2022. The flight test for the first mass-produced Bayraktar Akinci UCAV was completed in May 2021. Developed locally by Turkish weapons manufacturer Roketsan, the munitions that were used during the testing included laser-guided smart micro munitions (MAM), namely MAM-T, MAM-C and MAM-L. The Akinci UCAV successfully completed its first firing test in April 2021. The first flight of the Bayraktar Akinci’s third prototype was successfully completed in March 2021. PT-2, the second prototype, completed its testing in August 2020, followed by a developed system identification test in March 2021. Akinci UCAV’s first prototype PT-1 made its second flight in January 2020 and landed at the Corlu Airport Base Command in Tekirdag province for further testing in May 2020. The unmanned aerial vehicle will serve the Turkish security forces in both air-to-ground and air-to-air attack missions. First engine test of the vehicle was performed in September 2019, while the maiden flight was completed in December 2019. Baykar unveiled the drone at the TEKNOFEST Istanbul Aviation, Space and Technology Festival in September 2019.
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