Turkey's Akinci Drone, Successfully Tests Precision Missiles

Defense News ,Turkey :-  Baykar Technologies, a top Turkish drone maker, recently shared exciting news on social media. They successfully tested their new drone, the Akinci, and it's equipped with powerful missiles made by the Turkish defense company Roketsan.

The Akinci drone can carry two special missiles: the Çakır cruise missile and the UAV-230 air-to-surface supersonic ballistic missile. These missiles are quite advanced! The Çakır missile, with a range of at least 150 kilometers, can be used by drones, airplanes, helicopters, ships, and even land vehicles. It can have different warheads, like one for penetrating armored targets or a thermobaric one.

The UAV-230 missile, with a range over 150 kilometers, has a fragmentation warhead. This missile is prepared during its pre-launch phase and, once released, ignites its engine for precise targeting. It has a 42kg warhead with options like frangible impact, armor-piercing, and thermobaric.

In a successful test, the Akinci drone showcased its ability to fire MAM-L and MAM-T guided bombs at moving sea targets.. This is a significant step forward in Turkey's defense capabilities.