Hundreds of thousands of people are following the Akıncı UAV, which was assigned by Turkey in the search activities related to the helicopter crash involving Iranian President Ibrahim Reisi and some officials, through the FlightRadar24 application.
Following the crash of the helicopter carrying President Ibrahim Reisi, the Ministry of National Defence assigned Akıncı UAV and Cougar-type helicopter with night vision capability to participate in the search activities.
In order to find the helicopter, Akıncı UAV is actively flying in the skies over Iran.
The flight of the Akıncı UAV has attracted great attention around the world from the beginning.
According to the FlightRadar24 application, more than 200 thousand people are following the circular movements of the Akinci UAV in the skies over Iran.
According to the figures, Akinci UAV is currently the most followed aircraft in the world.
President Ibrahim Reisi attended the opening ceremony of a dam on the Iran-Azerbaijan border by helicopter today.
Iranian state television announced that the accident occurred when Reisi's helicopter made a hard landing while returning from the region; Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahiyan, East Azerbaijan Provincial Governor Malik Rahmati and Tabriz Friday Imam Ayatollah Ali Hashim were also in the helicopter.
Search and rescue teams reported that the work is continuing with difficulty due to unfavourable weather conditions.