The new twin-engine Turkish drone made in Turkey AKINCI was spotted and photographed in an operational sortie in northern Syria.
Defense Blog reports that the UAV is designed for high-altitude flight and prolonged stay in the air, and is considered an attack UAV, although in this sortie it was not armed. These drones entered operational use in the Turkish army only in August.
The UAV is capable of carrying equipment and weapons weighing 1,350 kg, it is powered by a pair of turbo-prop engines made in Ukraine, cruising speed between 150 and 250 knots, operational range 5,000 km, 20 hours continuous stay in the air, altitude Cruise between 30 and 40 thousand feet.
In the armed version, the Turkish drone can carry a variety of weapons and armaments, such as anti-tank missiles, guided bombs, air-to-air missiles. Made by the Turkish aircraft industry BAYKAR.