Tag: Baykar Makina
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With the “TCG Anadolu”, Ankara wants to be a naval drone power
Turkey wants to be the first country in the world to equip an aircraft carrier with armed drones To become a military sea power, a fleet is not enough; typically, for this an aircraft carrier is a must. According to this definition, Russia has now lost the status after the “Admiral Kuznetsov”, which belongs to […]
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Cooperation with Turkey: Selenskyj awards medal for combat drones
With the “TB2”, Turkey is becoming a worldwide drone power, now Ukraine is supposed to help in doubling the production. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyj awarded the CEO of the Turkish defence company Baykar Makina the “Order of Merit First Class” on Friday. The award went to Haluk Bayraktar, the brother of Turkish businessman Selçuk Bayraktar. […]
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Turkey prepares for world’s first aircraft carrier with drones
The government in Ankara wants to become the fourth naval power in the Mediterranean, and after being kicked out of the “F35” programme, the navy is turning to drones. Russia, however, could attack key production facilities. The Turkish defence company Baykar Makina has begun manufacturing the first prototype of an unmanned combat aircraft, which is […]
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After the war over Nagorno-Karabakh: British military flirts with Turkish-style armed drones
Turkish unmanned aerial vehicles are smaller and much cheaper than their US counterparts. They can be procured in large numbers, so their loss in action is of little consequence. There is growing support in the UK for a new programme with smaller armed drones. This is what the daily “Guardian” writes with reference to senior […]