Baykar delivers over 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles to 41 countries

Baykar announced during its presentation at the ITU Future Engineers Summit 2026 that it has delivered more than 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles to 41 different countries to date. The company said it exported more than $2.2 billion worth of products in 2025, with over 90% of its revenues coming from exports.

Türkiye's unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Baykar has updated the number of countries reached by its products and its delivery figures. During a presentation to young engineering candidates as part of the Future Engineers Summit 2026 held at Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Baykar said it had delivered more than 1,000 unmanned aerial vehicles to 41 different countries.

According to the data shared in the presentation, the company, founded in 1986, has more than 9,000 employees, whose average age is 30. The total flight time of Baykar's aircraft has exceeded 150,000 hours.

More than $2.2 billion in exports

Baykar exported more than $2.2 billion worth of products in 2025. The presentation said that more than 90% of the company's revenues came from exports and that its operations were financed entirely through its own resources. It also emphasized that Baykar is the world's largest UCAV exporter and was among the companies with the highest sales in the aviation sector in 2025.

According to data from the Presidency of Defence Industries and the Türkiye Exporters Assembly, Baykar was the export leader in the defense and aviation sector from 2021 to 2024. In 2024, the company accounted for approximately one-quarter of the sector's total exports on its own.

Footage released by Baykar shows the takeoffs and flights of Bayraktar KIZILELMA, AKINCI's night flight using the MURAD AESA radar, TB3's KEMANKEŞ-1 launch and KALKAN UAV's FPV drone release test. The video also includes an address by Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar to company employees.

Export contracts with 39 countries

According to data shared by Baykar in May, the company signed agreements with 36 countries for Bayraktar TB2 and 16 countries for Bayraktar AKINCI; the total number of countries with which it signed export contracts reached 39. An export contract had also been signed with Indonesia for the unmanned fighter aircraft KIZILELMA. The figure of 41 shared in the presentation referred to the number of countries where deliveries had been made.

Photo and video: Baykar

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