Turkish drone maker Baykar has delivered more than 1,000 combat drones to military customers in 41 countries, its management said while presenting the company's National Technology Initiative at the ITU Future Engineers Summit 2026 in Istanbul, Indomiliter reported.
According to Indomiliter, the Bayraktar TB2 accounts for most of the deliveries, with 600 to 700 ordered by at least 34 countries, and the heavier Bayraktar Akinci has contracts from more than 10 countries. The outlet wrote that Baykar's plant at the Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center in Istanbul can build about 250 to 300 TB2s and 40 to 50 Akincis a year.
Background
Baykar
Organization
Turkish defence company that makes the Bayraktar family of armed drones, including the TB2, TB3 and Akinci.
Description from baykartech.com
Bayraktar TB2
Armed drone
The Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish medium-altitude, long-endurance armed drone, in service since 2014 and, Baykar says, exported to 36 countries.
