The Turkish attack drone "Akinci" is equipped with TRG-230-IHA supersonic air-to-ground missiles.

(Extracted from Baykar Defense official website)

[Compilation of Chen Chengliang/Comprehensive Report] The "Banner" TB2 drone (Bayraktar TB2) produced by Turkey's Baykar Defense company (Baykar Defense) showed its prowess in the Russia-Ukraine War. The company's new generation of attack drones "Hussars" ( Akinci), recently successfully test-fired Turkey's first supersonic air-to-ground missile again, hitting a target 140 kilometers away!

Ukrainian military news media "Defence Express" (Defence Express) reported that Selçuk Bayraktar, founder and chief technology officer of Bayraktar, announced on Twitter on the 1st that "Hussars" successfully launched a missile from a Turkish state-owned manufacturer. Accurately hit the target at a distance of 140 kilometers.

The drone hovered at an altitude of 7.62 kilometers when the missile was launched, the company said.

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This is the second time that Turkey has launched an air-to-surface supersonic missile from the air. According to information released by Turkish arms manufacturer and defense contractor Roketsan, the effective range of the TRG-230-IHA missile is 20 kilometers to 150 kilometers. target.

In the first test firing on December 16 last year, the TRG-230-IHA missile hit a target 100 kilometers away.

After the best-selling TB-2 UAV, Baika Company launched the "Light Cavalry" twin-engine attack UAV with longer battery life and stronger payload capacity. The latest improved B-type has completed the hard point full load The test flight of the company is only the last mile away from the official launch.

The name Akinci comes from the "Akinci" irregular light cavalry in the Ottoman Turkish period, responsible for leading reconnaissance, harassment and pursuit.

The original prototype flew for the first time in 2019 and continues to mature.

The "Light Cavalry Type A" UAV is about 12.2 meters long, with a wingspan of about 20 meters, a height of about 4.1 meters, and a maximum take-off weight of about 5,500 kilograms.

✈️ BAYRAKTAR #AKINCI ✈️????????


????️ İHA230 Türkiye'nin ilk Süpersonik Güdümlü Füzesi Atış Testi


???? Hedef Menzili 140 Km



???? @BaykarTech - @roketsan #MilliTeknolojiHamlesi ??? ????????? pic.twitter.com/FHt3JhtVpK

— Selçuk Bayraktar (@Selcuk) March 31, 2023

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