Akya is a new-generation heavyweight torpedo developed by Roketsan for the Turkish Navy.
[3] The heavyweight torpedo project was initiated by the ArMerKom ("Research Center Command") of the Turkish Navy in 2009.
[4] The serial production of Akya started in 2021 after the test firings successfully completed in 2020, which began by July 2013.
[8] Powered by a brushless DC electric motor and counter-rotating propellers using high-energy electrochemical batteries, Akya is able to achieve a speed exceeding 45 kn (83 km/h; 52 mph) and a range of more than 50 km (27 nmi).
[6] Externally wire-guided with a fiber-optic cable, the heavyweight torpedo has active/passive sonar head and is capable of acoustic countermeasure, wake homing.