Bayraktar Akinci test-fired an IHA-230 air-to-surface missile [VIDEO]

By Yunus Türk (Anadolu Agency)

Air | April 1, 2023

Bayraktar Akinci test-fired an IHA-230 air-to-surface missile [VIDEO]

Photo: Baykar.

The Turkish high-altitude unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akinci, manufactured by Turkish defence company Baykar, successfully test-fired an IHA-230 missile capable of hitting targets at a distance of up to 140 kilometers (90 miles).

The test firing of the missile, Türkiye’s first air-to-ground supersonic missile developed by Turkish defence giant Roketsan, was completed successfully, Baykar said in a statement.

Bayraktar #AKINCI ✈️ #İHA230 Süpersonik Füzesi Atış Testi

Tekirdağ / Çorlu
Sinop / Karadeniz
Hedef Mesafesi / Target Distance: 140 km
Tekirdağ / Çorlu #BAYKAR @roketsan #İHA230 Supersonic Missile Firing Test pic.twitter.com/uWEoFmgtcm

— BAYKAR (@BaykarTech) March 31, 2023

The UAV-230 missile, fired by Bayraktar Akinci in the Sinop Firing Range, hit the point 140 kilometers away on the Black Sea with a direct strike, the company announced.

Source: Anadolu Agency.

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