Bayraktar, our drones have defeated the Chinese and Iranians, in 2022 sales above 1 billion dollars

Thanks to the successes obtained during the war in Ukraine – abundantly relaunched on social networks – the drone manufacturer Baykar Technology in 2022 will record for the first time a turnover “well over” one billion dollars, of which 98% generated by exports. This was explained in an interview with ‘Nikkei Asia’ the CEO of the Turkish company Haluk Bayraktar, acknowledging that “the idea of ​​a war without drones is now out of the question” because those who are not able “to exploit its potential” will inevitably loser in future conflicts. The results obtained by Kiev demonstrate this: in addition to dozens of Moscow tanks, he points out, “our TB2s in service in the Ukrainian Navy destroyed several Russian naval assets that were moving at high speed. No other weapon can hit with an attack. so precise “vehicles in motion, especially offshore:” In fact, drones are more effective in finding targets at sea than on land because there is more contrast. “The group’s CEO, son of the founder, said that Baykar has so far signed drone export agreements with 23 countries, which makes Turkish drones the best-selling in the world, with a customer list that has surpassed that of all Chinese manufacturers combined. And in light of the results achieved in the ongoing conflict, Bayraktar explains, the company is currently in talks with about 10 countries for the TB2 model and five or six for the more advanced Akinci. Turkish drones have gained a leading role in the high-tech military supplies sector and are ‘defeating’ competition from Chinese or Iranian manufacturers, as confirmed by the fact that several countries that had previously purchased unmanned aircraft from Tehran and Beijing now they “withdraw” them from the operational activity, replacing them with the models of the Turkish manufacturer, at the same price. “Our smart ammunition has better precision attack capabilities, can strike from higher altitudes, have better autonomous flight performance including takeoff and landing, and can be used within a network with high flexibility,” he said. the CEO who finds the hypothesis – circulated by Beijing drone customers – that those models hide software that would keep them away from Chinese airspace “unacceptable”. At the recent Turkish Teknofest review, Baykar presented the prototype of a new generation drone, the Kizilelma (“Red Apple”), the first model with a jet engine, equipped with low visibility to radar and the ability to perform short take-off and landing on various naval platforms. A feature, the latter, which according to the ad Bayraktar will be increasingly important for all marinas around the world. “Naval warfare is becoming more and more important all over the world” concluded the Turkish manager.