At BIMDTC 2026, DASAL carried out "Angel Mode," a five-strong UAV swarm conducting 360-degree surveillance around the team commander. In addition, MİKON deployment from the FALCON C15 and the Beehive concept were demonstrated.
TAI has updated the catalogue information for the ANKA III combat UAV. A 7,250 kg take-off weight, 1,700 kg payload, self-protection capability, 40,000 ft altitude and the ability to take off from and land on an aircraft carrier stand out.
TAI aims to produce 150+ KAAN, 200+ HÜRJET, 250+ ANKA-3 and more than 10,000 tactical UAVs by 2035. A contract has been signed for the export of 14 HÜRKUŞ-II aircraft to Azerbaijan.
At Ateş Serbest 2026, MİKON Gözükara UAVs took off from a rotating system integrated into a guard post with a 30-UAV capacity and destroyed a sniper team with pinpoint accuracy. MİKON also carried out smoke screening for 15 minutes.
Chilean aerospace firm ENAER and Turkish Aerospace signed an MoU at FIDAE 2026 to co-develop a national UAV based on ANKA or AKSUNGUR platforms.
Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar and French defense giant Safran partner to integrate Euroflir optics on TB2, reducing North American reliance and expanding European market reach.
Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced that his country will launch a UCAV tender and that they are open to working with Türkiye in this process.
Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar announced that they did not market KIZILELMA abroad, but Indonesia insisted for a year to secure the first export contract.
Historic step in asymmetric warfare: DASAL has signed an agreement with NIGUS at SAHA EXPO to export 100,000 kamikaze UAVs to Nigeria and establish a local production infrastructure.
An AKINCI UCAV belonging to the Sudanese military shot down another AKINCI belonging to Ethiopia in the air using a Roketsan EREN munition. Analysis of the historic air engagement.
TUSAS showcased the stealth ANKA-3 UCAV equipped with high-speed Super Simsek platforms under its wings at SAHA EXPO 2026. Technical analysis of asymmetric power.
STM shared the first flight footage of its new Long-Range Kamikaze UAV with the slogan "Distance is no longer an obstacle."