While Turkish drones may not boast cutting-edge technology, their affordability makes them accessible to “middle-power and other aspirant nations”. Compared to Western counterparts, Turkish drones offer comparable capabilities at a significantly lower cost.
Baykar Technologies, a leading Turkish drone manufacturer, recently announced on social media that it has conducted another test of its newly developed unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Akinci.
Throughout the tests, the MAM-L and MAM-T aerial bombs were guided at the moving target with the assistance of the next-generation Aseflir-500 electro-optical system.
Saudi Arabian companies have entered into 3 agreements with the Turkish defence industry concerning participation in the construction of Bayraktar Akinci drones.
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has inked the largest defence deal in Turkish history with Saudi Arabia.
On May 11, one of the leading Turkish defence companies, Roketsan, conducted the first test firing of the newly developed cruise missile Çakir.
The Turkish high-altitude unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar Akinci successfully test-fired an IHA-230 missile.
Aselsan’s laser guidance kit has been successfully tested on an Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) manufactured by Baykar.
