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Mali Acquires AKINCI UCAVs
28 Nov 2024, 17:22 2 mins

Unmanned Systems
Mali Acquires AKINCI UCAVs
Mali-based ORTM1 TV channel has published images of AKINCI UCAVs used by the Malian Air Force.

Judging from the images from the TV stream of ORTM1, Mali is using at least two AKINCI-A UCAVs. Some, if not all, of the munitions are also seen, including ROKETSAN's MAM-T smart munition and TEBER-81/82 laser/GPS guidance kits.

After Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Libya, Mali is Africa's fourth confirmed AKINCI user. The contribution of Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs to counter-insurgency operations in Africa and AKINCI's capacity-sufficient munitions that are carried by manned combat aircraft can be given as some of the leading factors in AKINCI's entry into Africa as a cost-effective solution for both ISR and bombing operations.

AKINCI's export customers are Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Mali.

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