Mali’s provisional government, led by General Abdoulaye Maïga, continues to receive drones from Turkey to strengthen the fight against terrorism and consolidate national security, which is still considered fragile. Last… Continue reading "Mali Becomes Fourth African Operator Of Bayraktar Akıncı Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles"
Croatia took another critical step in its program to modernize the army and equip it with advanced military technologies by approving at the 39th government session on November 14 the… Continue reading "Croatia Will Soon Become The Newest European Operator Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
Bayraktar TB2, with tail number S5, produced by Turkey’s renowned drone manufacturer Baykar Teknoloji, has completed 10,000 hours of flight time, becoming the first unmanned aerial vehicle to complete its… Continue reading "Turkey’s First Bayraktar TB2 UAV was Retired After Ten Years Of Service"
On 23 August, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Technology company announced in a post on its X account that trainees from Kenya completed their Bayraktar TB2 UAV training at the Baykar… Continue reading "Kenya Will Soon Become The Newest African Operator Of Bayraktar TB2 Drones"
On June 14, the Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that the Romanian Armed Forces had received the first batch of their order for 18 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles purchased from Turkish… Continue reading "The First Batch of Bayraktar TB2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Has Arrived in Romania"
BAYKAR Defense and Aviation Company’s Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle, which can take off and land on short-runway ships, has successfully completed its first “ramp take-off test”. During the… Continue reading "Bayraktar TB3 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Successfully Completes Its First “Ramp Take-Off Test”"
Last week, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, Prime Minister of the Libyan National Unity Government, which is supported by the United Nations and the European Union, shared footage of operations carried out… Continue reading "Footage Suggests Libyan Government of National Unity Operating Bayraktar Akıncı Drones"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue, we cover Kizelma’s maiden flight, Slovakia obtaining BAE System’s… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (12-16 December)"
To aid Ukraine in the war against Russia, the peoples of Lithuania, Ukraine, and Poland have each recently launched Bayraktar TB2 donation campaigns. The success and interest generated by these… Continue reading "Norway Launches Fundraising Campaign To Buy A Bayraktar TB2 Drone for Ukraine"
The Bayraktar AKINCI drone, which was created by Baykar as part of the AKINCI Project run under the direction of the Turkish Defense Industry Presidency, is continuing to be tested… Continue reading "Turkey’s Bayraktar Akıncı B Attack Drone Successfully Fires New Laser Guided Missile in Recent Trial"