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Turkey lost the first Bayraktar Akinci heavy attack drone, the car was shot down over the territory of northwestern Libya. This is the first officially recorded loss of this drone. This is reported by local resources.
A Bayraktar Akinci heavy-duty drone belonging to the Turkish-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) entrenched in Tripoli was shot down over the city of al-Ajilyat in western Libya. At the moment, it is unknown who shot down the drone, but everything indicates that it could have been done by local smugglers, since earlier the forces of the West Coast military district of Lieutenant General Salah al-Din al-Namrush began bombing their positions in al-Ajilyat.
This version is supported by the fact that the drone was carrying MAM-L guided bombs. Earlier it was reported that the NTC purchased several Bayraktar Akinci from the Turks.
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The Bayraktar Akinci drone was adopted by the Turkish army in 2021, and a ceremony was held on August 29 in the city of Tekirdag with the participation of the Turkish president.
Akıncı belongs to a new class of "heavy" drones. The wingspan of the UAV is 20 meters, the flight altitude is stated to be 12 thousand meters, and the flight time is a day. The drone is capable of lifting up to 900 kg of weapons into the air on external suspensions and up to 450 kg in internal fuselage compartments. The weapons include guided missiles, a variety of conventional and precision bombs. The drone is equipped with an AFAR radar, six computers with artificial intelligence, a guidance system and six weapon suspension points.
