Türkiye’s indigenous unmanned aerial platforms Bayraktar AKINCI and Bayraktar KIZILELMA continue their successful testing processes. AKINCI has reached 150,000 flight hours, while KIZILELMA is expected to enter service in 2026.

Developed by Baykar, the Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV has surpassed 150,000 flight hours. The advanced unmanned combat aerial vehicle continues operational missions and integration tests with new indigenous systems and munitions.

Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV successfully destroyed a target UAV over the Black Sea using ROKETSAN’s EREN loitering munition in a critical air-to-air test.

Bayraktar TB3 conducted an 8-hour, 1,700-kilometer joint mission with Eurofighter jets during NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise. The flight demonstrated Türkiye’s growing unmanned systems integration within NATO operations.

Bayraktar TB3 successfully completed an AI-supported flight from TCG ANADOLU during NATO’s Steadfast Dart 2026 exercise, operating in extreme Baltic winter conditions.

Turkish-made Bayraktar UCAVs in Burkina Faso’s inventory are playing a decisive role in precision strikes against Al-Qaeda-linked militants across the Sahel region.

Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar announced that 2026 will be the “year of production” for Baykar. Rapid manufacturing, AI-enabled swarm technologies and the operational deployment of KIZILELMA will define the company’s roadmap.

Türkiye’s Bayraktar KIZILELMA, the National Unmanned Combat Aircraft developed by Baykar, successfully completed its first captive (armed) flight test carrying ASELSAN’s TOLUN precision munition, marking a milestone in the nation’s air-to-ground integration capabilities.