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BAYKAR

Baykar Makina San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Esenyurt, İstanbul, Turkey

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsMissiles & Munitions
Prime Contractor, System IntegratorSupplies Homeland Security & Police
Profile last updated: July 31, 2026

About

BAYKAR is a defense prime contractor based in Esenyurt, Turkey working in air systems, unmanned systems, missiles & munitions.

BAYKAR is a Turkish defense technology company that develops and manufactures unmanned aerial systems, including tactical UAVs, kamikaze drones, loitering munitions and cruise missiles. Its products serve the Turkish Armed Forces and export customers. The company states that it designs and produces these systems domestically and has ongoing development programmes in autonomous and AI-supported technologies. It also operates the Baykar Milli S/İHA Production and R&D Centre in Istanbul and maintains related education and foundation activities, including the Baykar Fen Lisesi and the T3 Foundation.

Location

Esenyurt, Turkey

Legal name

Baykar Makina San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Registration

İstanbul Ticaret Sicili 223781-0

Focus areas

unmanned aerial vehiclesUAVloitering munitionscruise missilesdefense industryTürkiye

Languages

TR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsUnmanned SystemsMissiles & Munitions

Supply-chain role

Prime ContractorSystem Integrator

What they offer

HardwareTraining

Products

Bayraktar TB2

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

Tactical armed unmanned aerial vehicle (SİHA) used by armed forces, with multiple export customers.

Bayraktar TB3

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

Naval-based tactical unmanned aerial vehicle capable of ramp and short-deck launch operations.

Bayraktar AKINCI

Unmanned combat aerial vehicle

High-altitude tactical armed unmanned aerial vehicle (TİHA).

Bayraktar KIZILELMA

Unmanned combat aircraft

Unmanned fighter aircraft capable of firing internal and external munitions, including air-to-air and supersonic missiles.

Bayraktar KALKAN

Unmanned aerial vehicle

Tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (DİHA) platform.

Bayraktar Mini İHA

Rotary-wing mini unmanned aerial vehicle

Mini unmanned aerial vehicle developed for armed forces, with automatic flight capability.

K2 Kamikaze İHA

Kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle

Next-generation kamikaze UAV featuring AI-supported swarm autonomy and GNSS-independent navigation.

Sivrisinek

Loitering munition

Domestically developed loitering munition with AI-assisted automatic target detection.

Mızrak Akıllı Dolanan Mühimmat

Loitering munition

AI-enabled loitering munition with a range exceeding 1000 km.

KEMANKEŞ 1

Mini cruise missile

AI-supported mini cruise missile.

KEMANKEŞ 2

Mini cruise missile

Mini intelligent cruise missile.

End users

Homeland Security & Police

Standards, platforms & customers

Platforms & programmes

Bayraktar TB2Bayraktar TB3Bayraktar AKINCIBayraktar KIZILELMABayraktar KALKANBayraktar TB2T-AIK2 Kamikaze İHASivrisinekMızrakKEMANKEŞ 1KEMANKEŞ 2

Named customers

Türk Silahlı KuvvetleriEmniyet Genel MüdürlüğüKatar Silahlı Kuvvetleri

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