Bayraktar Akinci

Italy has budgeted nearly €600 million ($697 million) through 2030 to launch the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft.

Participants in the annual Turkish-led Anatolian Eagle exercises trained as the exercise adapts to a new era of high-intensity warfighting.

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.

Dramatic geopolitical shifts are prompting Europe to look at other defense suppliers for rearmament.

Italy’s Leonardo and Turkey’s Baykar are to work together to capitalize on the global market for uncrewed air systems and loitering munitions.

Akinci is one of several platforms envisioned to receive the Murad radar.

Baykar’s products have proven popular among African forces, with the workhorse TB2 expected to lead all other platforms in regional sales by 2035

Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.

Syria returns to the headlines after a bloody year of conflict between Israel and Iranian proxies.

The manufacturer is casting its net abroad as it aims to become one of the 30 largest defense companies globally.

Turkish industry is investing in the development of self-protection systems destined for use on the country’s growing fleet of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

According to data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, NATO’s ISR fleet only counts 19 aircraft, but these modest numbers belie the strength of the alliance’s combined ISR capability.