"Akinji") is a high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) being manufactured by the Turkish defence company Baykar.
[5][6][7] First pictures of the UAV hit media reports in June 2018 and it was unveiled to the public during the Teknofest Aviation, Space and Technology Festival in September 2019.
The drones have been instrumental in providing continuous updates and data to the crisis response team for damage detection, search and rescue support, along with coordination activities.
[13][non-primary source needed] A unspecified number of Akıncıs were involved in an attack on the Wagner Group-operated El-Hadim Airbase, having destroyed at least one air defense system.
[15][16][17] On January 29, 2025, forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar's Libyan National Army (LNA) shot down a Turkish-made Bayraktar Akıncı drone approximately 15 kilometers west of Al-Ajilat in northwestern Libya.
[19][20][21] Turkey Pakistan Libya Ethiopia[62] Azerbaijan[63][64] Burkina Faso[65][66] Mali[67] Morocco[68] United Arab Emirates[69] On December 31, 2024, Baykar announced delivery of Akıncı to the UAE in its official X page without any further details.