Export Successes Are Vindicating Turkey’s UAS Drive

Tony Osborne June 08, 2021
Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aircraft system
The Bayraktar TB2 has become the poster child for Turkish UAS development, thanks to its successful operational use in Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and Syria, and healthy export sales.
Credit: Baykar Makina Photos
Poland’s decision to opt for Turkish-made armed remotely piloted air systems appears to have firmly cemented Turkey’s position as one of the world’s primary armed unmanned aircraft system exporters. Warsaw is joining a growing list of nations that have turned to Turkey for the capability, either...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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