Akinic Drone of Turkey gets its first export order

[Agha Sher]

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Vestel Karayel should be 2. It was spotted at an Hungarian air base.

 

[dBSPL]

Most likely, There will also be another production line for Akıncı in Ukraine. According the recent news we also know that production activities of TB-2 in Ukraine facilities have also officially started or near to the starting point.

As far as I know, partnership negotiations with Pakistan are proceeding through TAI. Today, an open intelligence twitter page originating from Pakistan also mentioned the possibility of cooperation between China, Pakistan and Turkey on this issue.

 

[925boy]

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Regarding Iran, are we sure Iran didnt export Mohajer 6 to Syria AND Ethiopia already? cuz that would make # of customers 2, and with PMU, 3.

 

[Zarvan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1485654062460809218

We are most likely customer

 

[Rafi]

PN, PAF maybe.........nuff said.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

This bird is beautiful, will sure make up for the delays in the T-129 to beef up anti Tank Role

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

This bird is beautiful, will sure make up for the delays in the T-129 to beef up anti Tank Role

This AI driven bird's primary objective is to keep her ears open to all, but provode voice to none! Flying quietly and slowly maintaining a radio silence at 45k ft - thanks to the composites, AESA radars. embdded sensors, fast computational platforms and EW capability - and sniffing at the signals, while imaging the topography beneath, she takes preventive measures if necessary to suppress the enemy AD and destroy critical assets before they know it using anti-radiation missiles, SOM, CM etc..

 

[IblinI]

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don't know how accurate is the number on this list but it surely missed some, like WJ-700, TB001, WL-1D, CH-5.

 

[Zarvan]

This bird is beautiful, will sure make up for the delays in the T-129 to beef up anti Tank Role

Z-10 ME are coming to do that. They are coming to do more aggressive role.

 

[dBSPL]

Z-10 ME are coming to do that. They are coming to do more aggressive role.

Deep strike?

This AI driven bird's primary objective is to keep her ears open to all, but provode voice to none! Flying quietly and slowly maintaining a radio silence at 45k ft - thanks to the composites, AESA radars. embdded sensors, fast computational platforms and EW capability - and sniffing at the signals, while imaging the topography beneath, she takes preventive measures if necessary to suppress the enemy AD and destroy critical assets before they know it using anti-radiation missiles, SOM, CM etc..

In the photo, a 3000 lb (approximately 1350 kg) NEB bomb was loaded on the Akıncı underbody pylon is seem, and was taken just before takeoff. It was airborne for 14 hours at +30,000 feet on this flight. Theoretically, the AKINCI system can operationally carry the Hatf-VIII (Ra'ad) ALCM. The ALCMs to be carried by the AKINCI system can be fired both by its own AESA radar and by other JF-17/F-16 PAF aircrafts.

 

[Tshering22]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1485179992980049922

Bayraktar TB-2's reputation has given a big boost to Baykar Tech's other potential exports. Chances are that it is Qatar, Azerbaijan or Poland. There were reports of Polish authorities interested in Akinci beyond their initial acquisition of TB-2s.

 

[Deino]

Hmm ... and now this sate is denied: (via sequ/SDF)

SPECIAL | According to the information obtained by SavunmaSanayiST from security sources; The news that AKINCI TİHA was exported to Ukraine or Libya does not reflect the truth.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1486668822555803650

 

[araz]

They make perfect sense. Drones aren't like fighters, there's not much risk is buying different drones from different manufacturers, for different branches of the military. They're cheap to buy, deploy, and replace.

Pakistan's armed forces also probably feel they need to quickly fill their inventory, so buying off the shelf products from other nations is a good quick way to fill that need, while continuing to develop and field your own domestic drones.

There is a really good response to this post by @farooqbhai007 when I raised this question. Please look it up.
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[TNT]

Are the AKINCI landing gear retractable? Doesn't seem to be. For such a large high altitude drone they should have retractable landing gear.

 

[Hakikat ve Hikmet]

Are the AKINCI landing gear retractable? Doesn't seem to be. For such a large high altitude drone they should have retractable landing gear.

It's retractable as shown in some videos....