Turkish Akinci UAV Performs First Flight

Turkey’s Baykar Makina has completed the first flight of its Akinci twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system. The largest UAV yet produced in Turkey, with a maximum take-off weight of five metric tons, the Akinci took to the air from Corlu airport, west of Istanbul, on...

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