Manufacturer catalog

Baykar

Baykar is a Turkish defense and aerospace manufacturer focused on unmanned aerial vehicles, C4I, avionics, payload systems, and autonomous mission software. Its public portfolio anchors several cataloged Bayraktar-family UAVs, including the TB2, Akıncı, KIZILELMA, and YIHA-III / Sivrisinek records.

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Baykar's current company materials present the firm as a Turkish technology company built around indigenous UAV development, command-and-control systems, avionics, payloads, network-centric software, training, and support services. The company describes its development model as self-financed R&D with high domestic localization, and traces its growth from automotive-industry precision machining into a major defense-aircraft producer.

Baykar's public export figures make the company a useful marker for Turkey's expanding UAV industrial base. In January 2026, Baykar said it generated $2.5 billion in 2025 revenue, including $2.2 billion from exports, and had export contracts in 37 countries overall, including TB2 contracts with 36 countries and Akıncı contracts with 16.

The manufacturer also expanded into European aerospace manufacturing through Piaggio Aerospace. Baykar announced in June 2025 that the acquisition had closed after Italian Golden Power approval, with plans to use Piaggio facilities for the P.180 Avanti Evo, Bayraktar Akıncı, Bayraktar TB2, and aircraft and engine maintenance work.

Unmanned aerial vehiclesLoitering munitionsC4I and command controlAvionics and payload systemsAutonomous mission software

Notable Systems

Bayraktar TB2, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

Bayraktar TB2

Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV

Baykar's official product page describes the TB2 as a combat-proven MALE armed UAV for intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance, and precision strike.

Sources: Bayraktar TB2
Bayraktar Akıncı, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Aircraft & UAVs

Bayraktar AKINCI

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)

Baykar presents AKINCI as a strategic UCAV for ISTAR, precision strike, and maritime-domain missions.

Sources: Bayraktar AKINCI
Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Bayraktar KIZILELMA

Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft

Baykar describes KIZILELMA as a jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft with autonomous handling, short-runway carrier compatibility, air-to-air capability, and strike roles.

Sources: Bayraktar KIZILELMA
YIHA-III, Loitering munition / one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs

YIHA-III / Sivrisinek

Loitering munition / one-way attack UAV

Baykar's public Sivrisinek material and Janes reporting connect the YIHA-III name to a Baykar loitering munition family associated with relay-assisted communications and autonomous navigation.

Sources: Baykar SIVRISINEK, Baykar displays previously little-known one-way attack UAV

Manufacturer History

  1. Baykar Makina is launched

    Özdemir Bayraktar says he launched Baykar Makina in 1984 to support Türkiye's automotive localization drive.

    Sources: Baykar Founder Bio

  2. Baykar Mini UAV enters Turkish service

    Baykar says Bayraktar MINI entered the Turkish Armed Forces inventory in 2007 as Türkiye's first indigenous UAV.

    Sources: Bayraktar Mini UAV

  3. Piaggio Aerospace acquisition closes

    Baykar announced that it had completed the acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace after Italian Golden Power approval, adding a European production and maintenance hub to its aerospace footprint.

    Sources: Baykar Piaggio Aerospace Acquisition

  4. Baykar reports 2025 export record

    Baykar said it generated $2.2 billion in 2025 exports, 88 percent of annual revenue, and had export contracts in 37 countries across its UAV portfolio.

    Sources: Baykar 2025 Export Leadership

Predecessors
Baykar Makina
Subsidiaries
Piaggio Aerospace
Website links
Official websiteAbout BaykarBaykar historyContactUAV systems

Baykar's public materials use both 1984 and 1986 as origin markers; this profile keeps the current company-profile founding year and preserves the earlier Baykar Makina launch in the timeline.

Manufacturer Sources

  • About BaykarPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's current corporate scope, product areas, company numbers, and general manufacturer background. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Baykar Founder BioPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports the 1984 Baykar Makina launch, founder context, and the company's early automotive-industry roots. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Baykar ContactPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports the company's contact-page facility name and the presence of the Baykar Milli S/IHA Sistemleri Ar-Ge ve Uretim Tesisi in Istanbul. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Baykar KVKK NoticePublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. as the legal entity and the Orhangazi Mah. Hadimkoy-Istanbul Cad. No:258, Esenyurt, Istanbul address used for the headquarters line. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Bayraktar TB2Publisher: Baykar | Note: Supports the TB2's manufacturer relationship and Baykar's UAV-product background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Bayraktar AKINCIPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports AKINCI as part of Baykar's current UCAV portfolio and its strategic strike / ISTAR product background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Bayraktar TB3Publisher: Baykar | Note: Supports TB3 as Baykar's carrier-capable armed UAV and the company's current UAV development background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Bayraktar KIZILELMAPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports KIZILELMA as part of Baykar's current unmanned-fighter-aircraft portfolio. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Bayraktar Mini UAVPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports the 2007 Turkish Armed Forces inventory milestone and Baykar's first indigenous UAV export context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Baykar displays previously little-known one-way attack UAVPublisher: Janes | Note: Supports the public YIHA-III / Sivrisinek naming relationship and Baykar manufacturer context for the loitering munition family. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Baykar SIVRISINEKPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's official Sivrisinek loitering-munition product background, relay communications, autonomous navigation, and warhead information. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • BaykarLogo.pngPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing context for the Baykar logo. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Baykar Piaggio Aerospace AcquisitionPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports the 2025 closing of Baykar's acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace, the Golden Power approval context, Piaggio's role as a European production and maintenance hub, and the stated plan to produce Akıncı and TB2 at Piaggio facilities. | Accessed: 2026-07-11
  • Baykar 2025 Export LeadershipPublisher: Baykar | Note: Supports Baykar's reported 2025 revenue, export revenue, export share, UAV export-market positioning, and contract-country counts for TB2 and Akıncı. | Accessed: 2026-07-11

Produced weapons

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsBayraktar KIZILELMAJet-powered unmanned fighter aircraftBuilt in: TurkeyBayraktar KIZILELMA is Baykar's Turkish jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft program, built around low radar cross-section, autonomous handling, short-runway carrier compatibility, and air-to-air as well as precision-strike weapons integration. Public sources document a development and production-test aircraft rather than verified combat deployment: PT-3 has completed aerodynamic and live-fire trials, Baykar has demonstrated GÖKDOĞAN, TOLUN, TEBER-82, LGK-82, and smart-fleet autonomy test events, and Turkish reporting says serial production has begun ahead of planned Turkish Armed Forces deliveries.
YIHA-III, Loitering munition / one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2025 India-Pakistan ConflictYIHA-IIILoitering munition / one-way attack UAVBuilt in: Turkey / PakistanYIHA-III is the reporting name for Baykar's Sivrisinek loitering munition, a catapult-launched one-way attack UAV associated with Baykar's work at Pakistan's National Aerospace Science and Technology Park. Baykar's 2026 product page describes UM and UMX configurations with relay-assisted communications, autonomous navigation, and a 20 kg warhead, while Reuters and Indian government reporting tied Yiha/YIHA-III drones to Pakistan's May 2025 drone exchanges with India.
Bayraktar TB2, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +8 moreBayraktar TB2Medium-altitude long-endurance UAVBuilt in: TurkeyThe Bayraktar TB2 is a Turkish MALE armed UAV built by Baykar for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and precision strike missions. Developed from 2012 and delivered to Turkish inventory in 2014, Baykar reports more than 1.25 million operational flight hours, and the aircraft became one of the most visible armed drones of the 2020s through documented use in Ukraine, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, the Sahel, Sudan, Somalia, and other conflicts.
Bayraktar Akıncı, Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), Aircraft & UAVs1984 Kurdish-Turkish ConflictBayraktar AkıncıUnmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)Built in: TurkeyThe Bayraktar Akıncı is a Turkish twin-engine UCAV built by Baykar for long-range ISTAR, precision strike, and maritime missions. Baykar says the aircraft entered Turkish Armed Forces service on August 29, 2021, later flew across Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan to reach TEKNOFEST Azerbaijan, and surpassed 100,000 flight hours in 2025. The company also documents a 1.5-ton payload class, a 45,118-foot altitude record, and carriage of MAM-L and MAM-C smart munitions.