Türkiye’s drone manufacturer Baykar signs the largest defence deal in Turkish history with Saudi Arabia, including sale of combat drone Akinci
Since the beginning of the UAV R&D process in 2003, Baykar has earned 75 percent of all its revenues from exports. / Photo: AA Archive
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar signed the largest defence deal in Turkish history with Saudi Arabia. Haluk Bayraktar, the general manager of the firm, tweeted on Tuesday that Baykar and the Saudi Defense Ministry signed a deal for the firm's combat drone named Akinci.It is able to conduct operations that are performed with fighter jets, carrying electronic support systems, dual satellite communication systems, air-to-air radar, collision avoidance radar and synthetic aperture radar.
Since the beginning of the UAV R&D process in 2003, Baykar has earned 75 percent of all its revenues from exports. According to the Turkish Exporters Assembly in 2021, it became the export leader of the defence and aerospace industry.
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