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The S5 tail-numbered Bayraktar TB2 that joined the fleet, accumulated nearly 1 million flight hours, in 2014 has become the first UAV to complete its operational airframe life, having successfully surpassed 10,000 flight hours. The Bayraktar TB2 S5, now retired from active duty, will continue to serve within Baykar for training and test flights as part of airframe lifecycle research.

Selçuk Bayraktar, the chairperson of the board of directors and chief technology officer at Baykar, a Turkish defense giant recognized for its drone manufacturing, topped the list of Türkiye's major taxpayers in 2023, after having the same time title a year earlier.

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The Bayraktar KIZILELMA Unmanned Fighter Jet is the most important project on which Baykar, the world’s largest UCAV exporter, is currently working. Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar says that the company allocated $1 billion to the project.

The indigenous Bayraktar TB3 UCAV successfully completes a high-altitude system identification and performance test in Keşan, reaches an altitude of 36,310 ft with its indigenous engine.

The Romanian Land Forces started the reception procedures for the equipment of the first Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aircraft system this week, the Ministry of Defense (MApN) announced. Once this stage is completed, estimated for late June-early July, Romanian pilots will begin their training flights.

Thermal camera-mounted drones allowed for fire detection at mere glimpse from afar.

The Baykar company, which manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles, is one of the ten leading exporting companies in Turkiye, Azernews reports.

Baykar, which has been Türkiye’s leading defense and aerospace exporter for the last three years, became one of the country’s top 10 exporters across all sectors in 2023. This achievement marked the first time in Turkish history that a defense and aerospace company ranked among the top ten exporters 

The Bayraktar TB3 unmanned aerial vehicle, developed indigenously and originally by Baykar, successfully completed its first ski-jump test under conditions similar to the TCG Anadolu carrier.