Bayraktar Akinci first launched a huge 275 kg Cakir rocket that can reach speeds of 1040 km/h and has a range of 150 km

Türkiye continues to test various weapons on the Bayraktar Akinci unmanned aerial vehicle.

This week, a Baykar drone launched a Cakir missile.

What is known

The Turkish rocket was presented just over a yearback. It is aimed at destroying enemy ground and sea targets. The developer is the company Roketsan. Cakir is powered by a Kale Arge KTJ-1750 turbojet engine.

The rocket weighs 275 kg.The mass of the warhead is 70 kg. In flight, Cakir is capable of reaching speeds up to Mach 0.85 (1040 km / h), i.e. about 200 km/h less than the speed of sound. The maximum launch range is 150 km.

Dunyada ilk kez bir SİHA'dan seyir füzesi atıldı!

AKINCI TİHA’dan atılan #ÇAKIR tüm kritik bileşenleri yerli-milli olan motorla ateşlendi ve hedefi tam isabetle vurdu.

Türkiye Yuzyılına savunma sanayiinden armagan olsun! Tebrikler ????@BaykarTech@roketsan@KaleArge pic.twitter.com/pFX7QZKhjy

— Ismail Demir (@IsmailDemirSSB) May 11, 2023

The tests were announced by the Head of the Defense Departmentindustry Ismail Demir. According to him, the Bayraktar Akinci unmanned aerial vehicle launched a Cakir missile as part of the tests, which successfully hit the target.

Baykar is actively testing the drone. About a month ago, Bayraktar Akinci hit a target at a distance of 140 km using a TRG-230-IHA supersonic missile with a maximum launch range of 150 km.