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.
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Weapon / Missile
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
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.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: ROKETSAN Unveils 300 ER Aeroballistic Missile
ROKETSAN has unveiled the 300 ER aeroballistic missile for combat aircraft as a follow-up to the UAV-230 and UAV-122 aeroballistic missiles at IDEF25.
Unmanned Systems
France Might Bail Out of the Eurodrone UCAV Programme
France, as one of the four main partners, is considering a quit from the multi-national Eurodrone MALE UCAV programme, which aims for an MQ-9 alternative.
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.
Country
Unmanned Systems
Baykar Once Again in the Top 10 Exporters of the 2024 Term
Turkish Exporters Assembly listed Baykar among the top 10 exporting Turkish firms by export volume in 2024, with $1.8 billion in revenue from overseas sales.
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.
Navy / Maritime
Unmanned Systems
Spain Discloses Plans for Catapult-Fitted Aircraft Carrier
With the retirement of the EAV-8B Harrier II approaching and no apparent plans for F-35B, Spain has announced the plans for a catapult-fitted aircraft carrier.
Unmanned Systems
Expo and Air Show
Anduril Forms Cooperation with Rheinmetall for UAVs
U.S.-based Anduril will cooperate with German Rheinmetall on the YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) and the Barracuda family of missiles.
Unmanned Systems
Ukraine Explores C-UAS UAVs Loaded with Kamikaze UAVs
A recent alternative approach for C-UAS from Ukraine is a catapult-launched UAV loaded with two high-speed kamikaze UAVs to patrol against enemy UAVs.
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.
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
Baykar’s Bayraktar Tb2t-AI Breaks Own Altitude Record
The Bayraktar TB2T-AI platform featuring artificial intelligence and turbocharged propulsion, has climbed to 37,096 feet to break its own altitude record.
Air
Unmanned Systems
KAAN Advances Stealth Design with Revised Air Intakes
TUSAŞ CEO Mehmet Demiroğlu underlines the new intake geometry as the KAAN stealth jet heads into intensified testing with three aircraft and a ground prototype.
Unmanned Systems
XQ-58A Valkyrie Gets Integrated Landing Gear Capability
Kratos has announced the development of landing gear for its XQ-58A Valkyrie UCAV, which was originally developed as a RATO type with parachute landing.
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.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
Engine and Transmission
TUSAŞ’s Aksungur UCAV performs tests with LGK-81 and LGK-82
Turkish Aerospace’s twin-engine Aksungur UCAV conducted two laser-guided bomb tests using TEI’s PD-170 national engine and precision kits developed by ASELSAN.
