Leading Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Baykar successfully tested a new model of combat drone, the Bayraktar Akinci B, on Tuesday.

"Bayraktar Akinci B met the sky!", Said Baykar in a post on Twitter, Telegrafi reports.

While the previous model, the Akinci A, has 900 horsepower (hp), the new model has 1,500-hp via two 750-hp engines.

Baykar's chief technology officer Selcuk Bayraktar said the Akinci B is the most powerful and combat-ready armed UAV in terms of its class in the world.

General Manager Haluk Bayraktar said Baykar concluded export agreements with the two countries.

After the Akinci B model, the other 1,900-horsepower Akinci C model is expected to be tested soon, he added.

/ Telegraphy /