Baykar’s Akıncı to penetrate with Tubitak SAGE’s NEB

Baykar’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Akıncı prepares to carry TÜBİTAK Defence Industries Research and Development Institute’s (SAGE) NEB. NEB is a Turkish abbreviation for Penetrator Bomb. The bomb is the first concrete penetrator system developed in Turkey. It is designed to be used against the surface and underground targets. NEB contains Multiple War Head Systems (MWS) technology. It is easy to confuse NEB with MK-84 GPB. Both have similar external geometry, guidance unit interfaces, mass, a centre of gravity and inertia properties. The NEB has beenseen the underbelly of Akıncı for the first time.

A picture of Akinci S-1 equipped with NEB bombs was shared by Selcuk Bayraktar, Chief Technology Officer of drone maker Baykar.

The Akıncı S-1 has previously been tested equipped with MAM-C, MAM-L and MAM-T munitions. Compared to the other bombs, the NEB weighs around 1 ton, and it can penetrate to a Minimum of 2.1 m 35 MPa reinforced concrete. NEB can be used with High Precision Guidance Kit (Turkish abb. HGK) and GBU -10E/B Laser Guidance Kit and has the potential to be used with all guidance kits which are compatible with MK-84 (2000 lb) GPB.

The bomb has high penetration performance even at low impact velocities and angles. It provides a high fragmentation effect against secondary surface targets with pre-formed fragments utilized in Augmenting Charge design. It is equipped with programmable fuze to provide delay times. It can be used against various target types. It can be used with all guidance kits that are compatible with MK-84 (2000 lb) GPB. As a result, it can be dropped from all aircraft that can carry MK-84 (2000 lb) GPB.

Technical Features of NEB