Known for being the company to develop Türkiye’s first-ever indigenous drones, Baykar launched its inaugural drone weighing 10 kg in 2006, which flew only around three metres. Rapid progress would follow by 2014, when a twin-engine propeller aircraft large enough to carry missiles capable of accurately hitting a target up to 8 km away and flying for almost 24 hours without refuelling – the TB2 – was developed. At the 2019 Teknofest, Baykar showcased the Bayraktar Akinci, which is capable of conducting operations that are performed alongside combat jets.
