BackBayraktar AKINCI TİHA hit the target accurately with its SUNGUR missile
Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA hit the target accurately with its SUNGUR missile
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Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA hit the target accurately with its SUNGUR missile

AKINCI TİHA, developed by Baykar, successfully completed the test firing with SUNGUR ammunition produced by ROKETSAN.

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AKINCI TİHA, developed by Baykar, hit the target unmanned aerial vehicle with full accuracy with the ROKETSAN-produced SUNGUR air defense missile in the test carried out off the coast of Sinop.

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Baykar continues its ammunition integration tests in the defense industry with its national and indigenously developed unmanned aerial vehicles.

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According to the statement made by Baykar, Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA, developed nationally and uniquely by the company, continues to improve its air combat capabilities. In the test carried out in this context, SUNGUR, developed by ROKETSAN, hit the target aircraft with full accuracy.

Within the scope of the test activity, AKINCI took off from Çorlu Flight Training and Test Center in Tekirdağ and arrived at the test site on the Black Sea. In the test carried out off the coast of Sinop, the target unmanned aerial vehicle cruising in the sky was hit with full accuracy by SUNGUR ammunition fired from AKINCI. After the successful completion of the shooting test, AKINCI returned to Çorlu following the planned route.

AKINCI, which previously carried out air-to-air fires with the KEMANKEŞ 1 Artificial Intelligence Based Mini Cruise Missile, also successfully hit its target with the EREN High Speed ​​Multi-Purpose Loitering Ammunition developed by ROKETSAN. AKINCI, which expanded its ability to use different classes of national ammunition against air targets with the use of the SUNGUR Air Defense Missile, demonstrated its ammunition diversity capability in air combat with its wide range of ammunition.

Layered operational force

To date, within the scope of the development and ammunition integration activities of the national TİHA, MAM-L, MAM-L TV, MAM-T, MAM-T IIR/TV, MAM-C, TOLUN ammunition family, TEBER-81, TEBER-82, LAÇİN, LGK-81, LGK-82, HGK-82, GÖKÇE Guidance Kit, GÖZDE Guidance Kit, KGK-82-SIHA, UHA-300 Supersonic Missile, UHA-230 Supersonic Missile, UHA-122 Supersonic Missile with TV seeker and laser seeker, ÇAKIR Cruise Missile and EREN High Speed Multi-Purpose Loitering Ammunition were successfully integrated. Thanks to this variety of ammunition with different range, guidance and warhead options, AKINCI has gained a layered operational and attack capability that can operate against different target types, ranging from close range to long range.

Baykar, which has carried out all its projects from the beginning to the present with its own resources, continued to be the world's largest exporter in the unmanned aerial vehicle segment in 2025. Baykar, which has maintained its leadership in the world UAV market in the last 3 years, renewed its record with an export volume of 2.2 billion dollars in 2025. Obtaining 90 percent of its revenues from exports in recent years, Baykar has become the locomotive of Turkey's high technology exports.

Baykar has signed export agreements with 36 countries for the Bayraktar TB2 SİHA and with 16 countries for the AKINCI TİHA, a total of 39 countries so far.

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  • When will the AKINCI integration of SUNGUR ammunition go into mass production?
  • Will new integrations be offered among the 39 export countries?

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This article was originally published by AA Güncel.

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