Baykar

• Bayraktar AKINCI
• Bayraktar KIZILELMA
• Bayraktar TB2
• Bayraktar TB3

Orders & commitments

• Order / commitment

  2026-05-06 - Baykar signed its first Bayraktar KIZILELMA export agreement with Indonesia, covering delivery of up to 48 unmanned combat aircraft and local production facilities. - Bayraktar KIZILELMA / Indonesia

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Operating milestones

• Operating milestone

  2026-08-20 - Baykar reports more than 1.25 million cumulative operational flight hours for the Bayraktar TB2 fleet. - Bayraktar TB2 fleet cumulative operational flight hours

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Supply chain relationships

• Safran Electronics & Defense

  Inbound - Perception - Safran Electronics & Defense Euroflir optronic systems and navigation technologies are being integrated on Baykar TB2 drones

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• Ivchenko-Progress

  Inbound - Power Systems - Ivchenko-Progress turboprop engines are used on Baykar Bayraktar AKINCI unmanned combat aircraft

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• Aselsan

  Inbound - Perception - Aselsan CATS EO/IR payloads are used as domestic sensor payloads on Bayraktar TB2 UAVs after the Wescam export cutoff

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• Roketsan

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Bayraktar TB2 integrates Roketsan MAM-C and MAM-L smart micro-munition payloads

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• Roketsan

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Bayraktar AKINCI integrates Roketsan MAM-T, MAM-C and MAM-L smart micro-munition payloads

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• Gruppo Esea

  Inbound - Manufacturing - Baykar contracted Gruppo Esea to establish a fully robotic production line for UAV manufacturing

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• L3Harris WESCAM

  Inbound - Sensing - Bayraktar TB2 aircraft exported to Turkey used L3Harris WESCAM MX-15D sensor systems

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• Romanian Ministry of National Defence

  Outbound - Defense UAS - Romania ordered Baykar TB2 systems in April 2023; reception of the first system began in June 2024

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• Haluk Bayraktar - General Manager
• Selçuk Bayraktar - Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer

Events

• 2026-06-22 - Demonstration - Leonardo and Baykar complete K-SWARM crewed-uncrewed flight tests

  The tests included autonomous taxi, takeoff, rejoin and formation command from M-346 pilots. The trial used RF data exchange, C2 and protected autonomy layers between crewed and uncrewed aircraft. The activity advances crewed-uncrewed teaming for collaborative combat air operations.

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• 2026-06-16 - Regulatory - Italy conditionally approves Leonardo and Baykar drone joint venture

  The approval concerns the 50/50 Leonardo-Baykar UAV joint venture now branded LBA Systems. Reported conditions limit sales and further development to Europe, NATO and strategically aligned markets. The event reinforces a Europe-Turkey industrial bridge for tactical UAV manufacturing and support.

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• 2026-05-12 - Partnership - Safran and Baykar partner to integrate Euroflir and PNT technologies into TB2 drones

  Safran and Baykar signed a partnership to integrate Safran Euroflir optronic systems and PNT technologies into Baykar TB2 drones. Safran framed the partnership around precision and intelligence for tactical UAV missions. The work links Safran sensors and navigation systems with Baykar unmanned aircraft.

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• 2026-05-07 - Commercial Order - Gruppo Esea wins Baykar robotic production-line contract

  Baykar selected Gruppo Esea to establish a fully robotic UAV production line. The system is intended to increase output while lowering costs and improving standardization. Both chief executives signed the contract during the SAHA 2026 exhibition in Istanbul.

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• 2026-05-07 - Commercial Order - Baykar signs robotic UAV production-line agreement with Gruppo Esea

  Gruppo Esea will establish a fully robotic production line for Baykar unmanned aircraft. Baykar expects the line to raise output while improving cost efficiency and production standardisation. The contract was signed during the SAHA 2026 defence and aerospace exhibition in Istanbul.

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• 2026-05-06 - Commercial Order - Baykar signs first KIZILELMA export agreement with Indonesia

  Baykar signed its first export agreement for the Bayraktar KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft with Indonesia. The agreement covers delivery of up to 48 KIZILELMA aircraft and local production facilities. The deal makes Indonesia the launch export customer for KIZILELMA.

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• 2026-04-27 - Product Launch - Baykar unveils AI-powered loitering munitions

  A test at Baykar’s flight training and test centre in northwestern Edirne came ahead of platforms’ public debut at the SAHA 2026 defense expo, scheduled for May 5-9 in Istanbul. Ten Sivrisinek loitering munitions — a new platform developed by Baykar — then joined the operation, forming a swarm beneath the K2 Kamikaze UAVs.

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• 2026-04-24 - Product Launch - Baykar unveils K2 Kamikaze UAV and Sivrisinek loitering munition swarm concept

  Baykar demonstrated the K2 Kamikaze UAV and Sivrisinek loitering munition in a swarm flight before SAHA 2026. The test included AI-supported swarm autonomy, GNSS-independent navigation, automatic target detection, and strike capability. Bayraktar TB2, TB3, and AKINCI UCAVs accompanied the swarm flight and recorded the operation from the air.

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• 2026-01-31 - Market Signal - Baykar reports $2.2 billion in 2025 exports and UCAV export leadership

  Baykar announced $2.2 billion in exports for 2025 and said 88 percent of its revenue came from international sales. The company described itself as the global UCAV export leader, with export agreements across its unmanned aircraft portfolio. The update reinforces Baykar's role as a scaled defence drone exporter.

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• 2025-07-29 - Partnership - LBA Systems proposes Leonardo payloads for Baykar UAS at IDEF 2025

  Leonardo proposed payload integrations for Baykar unmanned aircraft through the LBA Systems joint venture at IDEF 2025. The showcased direction included equipping Baykar UAS with Leonardo mission systems and payloads.

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• 2025-06-16 - Company Formation - Leonardo and Baykar establish LBA Systems unmanned technologies joint venture

  Leonardo and Baykar established LBA Systems as a 50:50 joint venture dedicated to unmanned technologies. The company is legally and operationally headquartered in Italy. LBA Systems is intended to design, develop, manufacture and support unmanned aircraft systems.

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• 2025-03-11 - Capability - Bayraktar AKINCI surpasses 100,000 flight hours

  Baykar announced that Bayraktar AKINCI surpassed 100,000 flight hours. The milestone follows AKINCI's operational use and export expansion as Baykar's heavier UCAV platform. Baykar framed the threshold as a durability and fleet-experience milestone for its indigenously developed aircraft.

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• 2025-03-06 - Partnership - Leonardo and Baykar sign MoU for unmanned technologies joint venture

  Leonardo and Baykar signed an MoU for development of unmanned technologies. The planned joint venture combines Leonardo payload, certification and systems-integration capabilities with Baykar unmanned aircraft platforms. The agreement set up the later LBA Systems joint venture around unmanned aircraft technologies.

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• 2025-02-22 - Product Launch - Baykar flies turbo-engine Bayraktar TB2T-AI UCAV

  Baykar announced the first flight of Bayraktar TB2T-AI, a turbo-engine and AI-enabled variant of the TB2 UCAV. The aircraft introduces improved speed, altitude performance, and AI-supported flight capability. Baykar said it had signed export agreements with 34 countries for TB2 and 11 for AKINCI.

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• 2024-10-24 - Market Signal - Baykar plans $300 million jet-engine investment to localize UAV powerplants

  Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar said the company planned to invest $300 million to develop jet engines. The investment would support a turboprop engine for AKINCI and a turbofan engine for KIZILELMA. The report also said Baykar's Ukraine factory was 80 percent complete and expected to become operational in 2025.

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• 2024-09-11 - Capability - First Bayraktar TB2 airframe retires after more than 10,000 flight hours

  Baykar retired the first Bayraktar TB2 airframe to enter service after it surpassed 10,000 flight hours. The S5 tail-numbered aircraft entered the fleet in 2014 and will continue at Baykar for training and test flights. Baykar framed the retirement as an operational airframe lifecycle milestone for the TB2 fleet.

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• 2024-05-07 - Capability - Bayraktar AKINCI hits moving and fixed naval targets in firing tests

  Baykar said Bayraktar AKINCI successfully completed firing tests against moving and fixed targets at sea. The aircraft used indigenous electro-optical systems and mini smart munitions during the test campaign. The event expands AKINCI's demonstrated mission envelope into maritime target engagement.

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Relationships

• Safran Electronics & Defense

  UAS Technology Partnership - Safran and Baykar partner to integrate Euroflir and PNT technologies into TB2 drones

• Indonesia

  Commercial Order - Baykar signed its first KIZILELMA export agreement with Indonesia for up to 48 unmanned combat aircraft.

• Leonardo

  Lba Systems Joint Venture Partner - Leonardo and Baykar formed the 50/50 LBA Systems joint venture for unmanned aerial systems.

Comparable profiles

• AeroVironment

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder · Autonomous Flight · Autonomous Mission Execution

• Shield AI

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder · Autonomous Flight · Autonomous Mission Execution

• Buntar Aerospace

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder · Autonomous Mission Execution

• Kronshtadt

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Orbotix Industries

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• The Fourth Law

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder · Autonomous Mission Execution

• Apollyon Dynamics

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Ondas

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Apeiro Motion

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Twentyfour Industries

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• PDW

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

• Textron Systems

  stack adjacency - Defence UAV Builder

Shared workflows

• Elistair

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Isr

• Skyfront

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Isr

• Quadsat

  workflow adjacency - Tactical Isr

Context tags

• Tactical ISR - Workflow - AKINCI is positioned for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance missions.
• Defence UAV builder - Stack Layer - Baykar builds Bayraktar TB2, AKINCI and other unmanned combat aerial systems.
• Defence customers - Customer Environment - Baykar UAVs are designed for defence and security customers.
• Contested defence environments - Customer Environment - AKINCI is designed for land and maritime defence domains.
• Autonomous mission execution - Capability - ISTAR and combat UAV mission roles support mission-execution relevance.
• Unmanned aircraft OEM - Stack Layer - Baykar builds complete unmanned aircraft systems.
• Autonomous flight - Capability - Baykar builds unmanned combat aircraft; specific autonomy should stay platform-specific.
• Commercial deployment - Commercial Stage - Baykar has mature exported defence UAV product lines.
• Loitering precision strike - Workflow - Baykar builds combat UAVs, but do not overstate loitering munition identity.

• Baykar signs robotic UAV production-line agreement with Gruppo Esea

  2026-05-07 · Order / contract

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• Gruppo Esea wins Baykar robotic production-line contract

  2026-05-07 · Order / contract · Baykar contracted Gruppo Esea to establish a fully robotic production line for higher-volume, standardized UAV manufacturing.

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• Baykar signs first KIZILELMA export agreement with Indonesia

  2026-05-06 · Order / contract

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