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BAYRAKTAR AKINCI Overpassed 30 thousand Flight Hours
Unmanned Systems

BAYRAKTAR AKINCI Overpassed 30 thousand Flight Hours

Baykar company’s Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV, which signed eight export agreements, has completed 30 thousand flight hours in total.

BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL
Unmanned Systems Engine and Transmission

BAYKUŞ: 12 Hp Domestic 4.5 kg Engine for Bayraktar VTOL

Erin Motor produced an engine for Baykar’s vertical take-off and landing UAV, Bayraktar VTOL. The engine is called BAYKUŞ, and it weighs 4.5 kilograms.

Selçuk Bayraktar Visited US Navy‘s Largest Aircraft Carrier
Navy / Maritime Air Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Unmanned Systems

Selçuk Bayraktar Visited US Navy‘s Largest Aircraft Carrier

Chairman of Baykar Selçuk Bayraktar visited the world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, upon the invitation of the U.S.

Turkish- Saudi-Pakistani Tripartite Committee Discusses Defence Cooperation
Defence Politics Bilateral Relations Investment Unmanned Systems

Turkish- Saudi-Pakistani Tripartite Committee Discusses Defence Cooperation

Delegations from three countries discussed developments in the defence industry, technology transfer and localisation, and scientific research.

BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN to Export to Saudi Arabia
Bilateral Relations Investment Ammunition Sensors Unmanned Systems

BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN to Export to Saudi Arabia

Turkish BAYKAR, ROKETSAN and ASELSAN Saudi Arabia’s NCMS signed an agreement and two memorandums of understanding in order to export UAV and subcomponents.

Baykar Starts R&D Activities in Pakistan
Investment Unmanned Systems

Baykar Starts R&D Activities in Pakistan

Baykar will start operations in Pakistan to conduct R&D at the Pakistan National Aerospace Science and Technology Park.

Record Exports from Defence in July
Country

Record Exports from Defence in July

SSB President Görgün reported that exports totalled $657.5 million in July.

 Saudi Arabia Will Pay More than 3 Billion Dollars for AKINCI
Unmanned Systems

Saudi Arabia Will Pay More than 3 Billion Dollars for AKINCI

President of Defence Industry Agency Professor Haluk Görgün announced that Saudi Arabia will pay more than 3 billion USD for AKINCI UCAV.

NATO Warns Kosovo Not to Use Bayraktar UAVs
Unmanned Systems Country

NATO Warns Kosovo Not to Use Bayraktar UAVs

KFOR warned Pristina after it purchased military UAVs from Turkiye, stressing that KFOR is solely responsible for monitoring Kosovo's airspace.

Turkish Akıncı UCAV to fly in Saudi Arabian Skies
Unmanned Systems Bilateral Relations

Turkish Akıncı UCAV to fly in Saudi Arabian Skies

Baykar exports Akıncı UCAV to Saudi Arabian Air and Naval Forces. Baykar’s General Manager states that this deal marks the biggest defence export of Turkiye.

Baykar Produces the 500th Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV
Unmanned Systems

Baykar Produces the 500th Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAV

Baykar’s 500th TB2 Armed UAV came out of the production line. The company has produced 580 TB2 Armed and ISR UAVs in total.

Turkish Defence Companies Attend NATO Meeting
Defence Politics Regional / Strategy

Turkish Defence Companies Attend NATO Meeting

Turkish Defence companies Roketsan and Baykar attended the NATO Defence Ministers meeting in Brussels with the invitation of the Secretary-General of NATO.

Baykar Conducted the First Test Fire of KEMANKEŞ
Unmanned Systems Weapon / Missile

Baykar Conducted the First Test Fire of KEMANKEŞ

Baykar’s KEMANKEŞ loitering munition completed the first test fire. KEMANKEŞ was fired from TB2 UAV.

Kuwait Signs Contract with Turkish Bayraktar for TB2 UAVs
Unmanned Systems Bilateral Relations

Kuwait Signs Contract with Turkish Bayraktar for TB2 UAVs

Kuwait has inked a contract with Turkish Bayraktar to procure an undefined number of TB2 drones, confirming former news released in January 2023.