Baykar

By Robert Wall
Leonardo and Baykar said they flew Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft closely networked with the Turkish drone maker’s Kizilelma collaborative combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
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By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish ministers are urging European countries to collaborate more closely with Turkey's defense industry to quickly address shortfalls in capacity.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Indonesia could become the first international customer for Baykar’s Kizilelma autonomous combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish missile developer Roketsan has unveiled a new version of its Smart Micro Munition (MAM) family of glide bombs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
With conflicts near its borders increasingly dominated by one-way attack drones, Turkey’s defense industry is accelerating efforts to develop domestic options.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to demonstrate its collaborative combat aircraft technology in flight as early as May, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry has claimed a world first with the successful engagement of an aerial target with a beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from a UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Bayraktar Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle has flown for the first time equipped with an AESA radar, developed by Aselsan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy has budgeted nearly €600 million ($697 million) through 2030 to launch the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) has completed its first weapon releases just days after beginning carriage tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Baykar has flown its Kizilelma jet-powered uncrewed combat air vehicle equipped with weapons and completed the first flight with the landing gear retracted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Italy’s Guardia di Finanza financial police agency has ordered a P.180 Avanti EVO twin-engine turboprop to supplement its fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
In total, nearly 150 more Bayrkatar TB2 UAVs are expected to enter service in the coming decade.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Molly McMillin
Following the purchase of Italian-based Piaggio Aerospace by Baykar, the new company—now called Baykar Piaggio Aerospace—has appointed a CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Piaggio Aerospace completed the sale of its Villanova d’Albenga and Genoa, Italy sites to Baykar, a Turkish aerospace firm.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
One of two prototypes of Turkish Aerospace Industries’ Anka 3 uncrewed combat air vehicle has been lost after crashing upon landing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Akinci uncrewed air system will be assembled in Italy by Piaggio as part of the Turkish company’s new joint venture with Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A joint venture between Italy’s Leonardo and Turkish UAS manufacturer Baykar will be called LBA Systems, it has emerged ahead of the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Even before champagne is uncorked at Le Bourget, aerospace, defense and space are suffering a White House-induced hangover.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Turkey embarked on the program in 2018 to field the advanced airborne electronic attack system called Hava SOJ.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare