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Bayraktar TB2T-AI Recovers From Spin Autonomously
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB2T-AI Recovers From Spin Autonomously

Bayraktar TB2T-AI, the new version of Bayraktar TB2 armed UAV, successfully recovered from a body-axial spin autonomously in the recent test.

Baykar Develops New Features for KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter
Unmanned Systems

Baykar Develops New Features for KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter

As the tests of the KIZILELMA unmanned fighter are ongoing with the third prototype, Baykar disclosed the development of various features for the next phases.

Baykar Initiates Early Warning Radar Development for UAVs
Unmanned Systems Sensors

Baykar Initiates Early Warning Radar Development for UAVs

Baykar announced the development of a “Medium Early Warning Radar System” on its official website, making the firm’s first entry into the field of radars.

Baykar Prepares for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Development
Logistics Unmanned Systems

Baykar Prepares for Unmanned Cargo Aircraft Development

Baykar has added a project regarding the conceptual design of an unmanned cargo aircraft on its official site, which will take the Akıncı UCAV as basis.

Baykar Offers KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter to Brazil
Unmanned Systems Expo and Air Show

Baykar Offers KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter to Brazil

Baykar is exhibiting its Kızılelma unmanned fighter with Brazilian Air Force livery at the LAAD 2025 exhibition being held in Brazil’s capital, Rio de Janeiro.

Baykar Prepares for Jet Engine Production in Samsun
Investment Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission

Baykar Prepares for Jet Engine Production in Samsun

Baykar’s recent investment is for the production of various gas turbine engines in a facility being set up inside the Samsun Tekkeköy OSB industrial zone.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Missile at Low Altitude
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Missile at Low Altitude

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV fired the UAV-122 aeroballistic missile’s laser-guided configuration at an altitude of 300 ft and hit the sea target at a range of 20 km.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Aeroballistic Missile
Weapon / Missile Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Aeroballistic Missile

Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV fired the laser-guided configuration of ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 aeroballistic missile, hitting a fixed sea target at 50 km range.

Kızılelma Unmanned Fighter Performs Sharper Turns in Test
Unmanned Systems

Kızılelma Unmanned Fighter Performs Sharper Turns in Test

Baykar’s unmanned fighter’s third prototype performed turns with high bank angles in the  Afterburner Assisted Takeoff-Maneuvering System Identification test.

Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV Drops Winged TEBER-82 Guided Bomb
Ammunition Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV Drops Winged TEBER-82 Guided Bomb

Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV dropped one fixed-winged TEBER-82 and two-winged TEBER-82 Laser+GNSS-guided 500 lb bombs and successfully hit all three targets.

Raising the Bar: Somalia Procures Akıncı UCAVs From Baykar
Unmanned Systems

Raising the Bar: Somalia Procures Akıncı UCAVs From Baykar

Somalia will reportedly receive an undisclosed number of Baykar’s Bayraktar Akıncı UCAVs, which have greater firepower than Bayraktar TB2 armed UAVs in use.

Kalkan VTOL UAV Communicates Through Bayraktar TB2’s Relay
Unmanned Systems Communication

Kalkan VTOL UAV Communicates Through Bayraktar TB2’s Relay

In a recent test, TB2 armed UAV was used as a communications relay for the Kalkan VTOL UAV, which was designed to perform ISR missions to extend coverage.

Bayraktar KIZILELMA PT3 Takes Off Using Afterburner
Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission

Bayraktar KIZILELMA PT3 Takes Off Using Afterburner

Following a series of ground tests for the afterburner mode, Baykar’s KIZILELMA unmanned fighter’s third prototype, PT3, took flight utilising the afterburner.

Leonardo Teases Its Sensors and EW Systems for Baykar’s UAVs
E/W Unmanned Systems Sensors

Leonardo Teases Its Sensors and EW Systems for Baykar’s UAVs

Leonardo has published its avionics for Baykar’s UAV platforms, including EO/IR, radar, IRST, and electronic warfare systems, in its Industrial Plan 2025.

Bayraktar TB2T-AI Armed UAV Reaches 25500 ft Altitude
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Bayraktar TB2T-AI Armed UAV Reaches 25500 ft Altitude

Baykar Bayraktar TB2’s UAVs enhanced variant, Bayraktar TB2T-AI, using a turbocharged engine, reached an altitude of 25500 ft in its third flight test.

Baykar-Leonardo JV Paves a Way Into the European Market
Air Investment Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software

Baykar-Leonardo JV Paves a Way Into the European Market

The year 2024 ended with Baykar acquiring Piaggio Aerospace, but 2025 has begun with something on a larger scale: a joint venture between Baykar and Leonardo.