Italy’s €3.2B Drone Plan Hints at Baykar Partnership
Italy’s new air force defence plan allocates €3.2 billion for unmanned systems, with €2.4 billion for armed UAVs that may involve Leonardo-Baykar Aerospace.
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Navy / Maritime
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Denizkurdu-I Exercise Showcases Türkiye’s Joint Naval Power
Turkiye concluded its annual and preplanned Denizkurdu-I/2025 naval exercise between 6-10 October across the Black Sea, Aegean, and Eastern Mediterranean seas.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
TB3 to be Commissioned on TCG Anadolu in September
TB3 starts operations on TCG Anadolu in September, while Akıncı UCAV production lines ramp up in Saudi Arabia; the very first deliveries planned for 2025.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
AKINCI UCAV Test-Fires EREN and ALPAGUT Loitering Munitions
Baykar’s AKINCI UCAV test-fired two new loitering munitions from ROKETSAN, the jet-powered multirole EREN and propeller-driven ALPAGUT, in the same test.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Expo and Air Show
Akıncı UCAV Flies with ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV has performed its first flight test with ASELSAN’s ASELFLIR-600 Electro-Optical System to serve as the high-end of the ASELFLIR line.
Unmanned Systems
Turkish Gendarmerie Forces Receive Three Akıncı B UCAVs
Turkish Gendarmerie announced that the acceptance of three Akıncı B UCAVs as one system was completed in Baykar’s training facility located in Tekirdağ, Çorlu.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Kemankeş 1 Fired From Akıncı UCAV Hits Ground Targets
Kemankeş 1 loitering munitions fired from Akıncı UCAV successfully hit two ground targets in the test, following the test against towed air targets.
Sensors
ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR’s Serial Production Set for 2026
ASELSAN announced on its official blog that ASELFLIR 600 EO/IR system for larger UCAV platforms and other aircraft will enter serial production in early 2026.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Demonstrates Kemankeş 1’s Air-to-Air Capability
Kemankeş 1 jet-powered loitering munition’s test from Akıncı UCAV included the demonstration of air-to-air capability through a dive on a hovering target.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
ROKETSAN’s Çakır Cruise Missile Demonstrates ATR Capability
ROKETSAN’s Çakır compact cruise missile fired from Akıncı UCAV used the Automatic Target Recognition capability of its IIR seeker on a stationary sea target.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
LBA Systems to Make Its First Appearance in Paris
Leonardo announced that Baykar and Leonardo’s joint venture to specialise in UAVs, LBA Systems, will make its debut during this year’s Salon du Bourget Airshow.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Akıncı UCAV Drops ROKETSAN's New TEBER-83 Guided Bomb
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV performed the first test of ROKETSAN’s TEBER-83 laser/GNSS guidance kit for 1000 lb Mk83 general purpose bombs on a stationary target.
Navy / Maritime
Engine and Transmission
Turkish Navy Confirms Plans to Own Nuclear Submarines
Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu declared that Turkiye aims to develop nuclear submarines as part of its MILDEN project, aiming for a globally powerful naval force.
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
SUNGUR Air Defence Missile System Delivered to Land Forces
Turkish Army has received the domestically developed SUNGUR short-range air defence system, boosting national mobile and portable air defence capability.
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.
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.
