Turkey's defense and aerospace sector exports reached $10.9 billion in the past 12 months, marking a 47.1% increase. Sales to NATO countries account for 57.3% of total exports.

Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Baykar, presented the capabilities of the unmanned combat aircraft Kızılelma to a NATO Parliamentary Assembly delegation. Bayraktar emphasized that unmanned platforms represent a distinct category from piloted aircraft and will shape future combat environments.

Turkey's defense and aerospace sector achieved 10.9 billion dollars in exports over the past year. NATO members accounted for 57 percent of total sales, while the sector generated 65 dollars per kilogram in high value-added products.

Parliamentary leaders attending the NATO Parliamentary Summit visited Baykar's Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center. The visit took place a week ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

In a joint flight campaign at Baykar's test facility in Çorlu, the Kızılelma unmanned aircraft successfully flew in formation with Leonardo's M-346 and T-346A trainer jets. Advanced algorithms and procedures for manned-unmanned platform cooperation were tested under the K-SWARM program.

The Italian government has granted approval to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) production partnership between Turkish defense leader Baykar and state-controlled Leonardo. Structured as a 50-50 equal partnership, the agreement aims to address Europe's strategic gap in unmanned systems technology.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV successfully hit its target with a ROKETSAN-made CİRİT Laser-Guided Missile during a firing test.

Turkey's defense industry achieved $10 billion in exports in 2025, driven by two decades of state investment and strategic support. The sector continues its growth trajectory as European nations reassess security dependencies.