UAV
Bayraktar TB2 vs Bayraktar Akinci
Baykar's two flagship UCAVs bookend the Turkish MALE export line: the TB2 built the market, the Akinci extends it into the heavy-payload class. The comparison shows what operators gain — and pay for — when moving up the same manufacturer's family.
Specification comparison
| Specification | Bayraktar TB2 | Bayraktar Akinci |
|---|---|---|
| Range | 150 km | 5000 km class (public est.) |
| Endurance | 27 h | 24 h |
| Ceiling | 7620 m | 12192 m |
| Max speed | 220 km/h | 360 km/h |
| MTOW | 700 kg | 6000 kg |
| Payload | 150 kg | 1500 kg |
| Hardpoints | 4 | 8 |
| Nav | GNSS/INS | GNSS/INS |
| Seeker | EO/IR + LRF | EO/IR + LRF + SAR options |
Values are reproduced exactly as recorded in the DroneZone systems database. Where a figure is absent from the public record, it is marked “Not publicly disclosed” rather than estimated.
How to read this
On the attributes both systems publish as directly comparable numbers, the recorded figures break down as follows.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 27 h endurance against Bayraktar Akinci's 24 h.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 7620 m ceiling against Bayraktar Akinci's 12192 m.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 220 km/h max speed against Bayraktar Akinci's 360 km/h.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 700 kg mtow against Bayraktar Akinci's 6000 kg.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 150 kg payload against Bayraktar Akinci's 1500 kg.
- Bayraktar TB2 lists 4 hardpoints against Bayraktar Akinci's 8.
Figures as stated by manufacturers and public documentation; class-level estimates are marked as such in the entries themselves.