At Farnborough Airshow, Baykar and Leonardo announced their joint venture partnership. LBA Systems, operating under the Astore Levante brand, will deliver the first batch of Bayraktar TB3 unmanned aerial vehicles to Italy by year-end. The partnership positions a new player in European unmanned aircraft manufacturing.

Baykar and Leonardo's joint venture LBA Systems unveiled the Astore Levante system at Farnborough International Airshow, combining Bayraktar TB3 capabilities with Leonardo's Astore system expertise for multi-platform operations.

Bayraktar TB3 demonstrated electronic support and attack capability by operating from TCG Anadolu with ASELSAN-developed ANTİDOT pods.

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

Bayraktar TB3 displayed a new mission capability during Denizkurdu-2/2026 Exercise with ASELSAN-developed ANTIDOT electronic warfare pods.

Turkey's largest joint military exercise in Izmir enters its final phase with 50 participating nations. Autonomous unmanned systems, indigenous air defense architecture and national platform technologies were demonstrated to international military representatives.

During the EFES-2026 exercise off Urla, Izmir, Turkey's largest indigenous naval vessel TCG Anadolu successfully completed amphibious landing operations with the Bayraktar TB3 UAV, SH-70 helicopter, and naval infantry forces.

The daytime phase of EFES-2026 Distinguished Observer Day began with Bayraktar TB3 taking off from TCG ANADOLU.