Akıncı Challenges HALE class
Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV broke the altitude record of Turkish aviation history by reaching an altitude of 38,039 feet (11,594 meters).
baykar News
Air
Unmanned Systems
Air
Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Baykar’s Akıncı to penetrate with Tubitak SAGE’s NEB
Akıncı UCAV prepares to carry TÜBİTAK SAGE's NEB. NEB is a Turkish abbreviation for Penetrator Bomb. NEB contains Multiple War Head Systems (MWS) technology.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Ukrainian ACE to be used for defence
Ukrainian Air Combat Evolution (ACE) has presented its ONE UAV solution at Arms and Security Expo in Kyiv.
Unmanned Systems
Tb2 is a Concern for Greek Media
Albanian Interior Minister Bledar Cuci visited the Baykar UAV facility. The visit became public when Baykar Makina thanked the minister for his visit.
Land
Air
Unmanned Systems
Latvia is interested in Otokar and Baykar products
Latvian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, former Minister of Foreign Affairs Artis Pabriks visited Turkey.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Hit Pınar 6 at Denizkurdu Drill
Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence’s joint project, Armed Unmanned Surface Vessel Ulaq, fired two Cirit missiles for the first time.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Poland is first NATO country to buy Turkish drones
Poland will buy 24 armed UAVs from Turkey, the Polish defence minister said on Saturday, becoming the first NATO member to acquire Turkish-made aerial vehicles.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Hungary is interested in the Turkish Drone Market
According to Hungarian government commissioner Gáspár Maróth, drones have done enormous things in recent conflicts.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Defence Minister of Poland shows their interest in TB2
Defence Minister of Poland, Mariusz Błaszczak, showed TB2 UAV photo and wrote in Polish, “Good news coming soon”. Ha also added in English ”, stay tuned!”
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Turkey’s E/O Response to Canada
SSB President İsmail Demir stated that the TB2 UAV delivered to Gendarmerie was equipped with ASELSAN’s CATS E / O payload in response to Canada’s embargo.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
The first rendering of TB3 revealed
The CEO of Baykar, Haluk Bayraktar released the first rendering of TB3 that will be deployed at TCG Anadolu LHD.
Air
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Roketsan Unveiled its new guided ammunition: MAM-T
The new ammunition is kept confidential until its first test release from Baykar Akıncı UCAV; new guided ammunition: MAM-T
Bilateral Relations
Engine and Transmission
Motor Sich may become half-Turkish Company
Ukrainian jet engine maker Motor Sich wants to sell half of its stakes to a Turkish company. The sale was discussed between Ukrainian and Turkish Presidents.
Bilateral Relations
Canada issues Military Embargo to Turkey
The Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the export permits suspended last autumn have been cancelled as of today.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Essential Features of Bayraktar TB3 revealed
Baykar Technical Manager Selçuk Bayraktar shared the Bayraktar TB3 Armed UAV characteristics that will be deployed at TCG ANADOLU L 400.
Bilateral Relations
Karabagh Award to Baykar
Ilham Aliyev, the President of Azerbaijan, handed the three top executives of Baykar Defence firm the Karabag medal. Baykar
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