RIYADH, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Turkish defence company Baykar has started building a factory near Kyiv that will employ around 500 people and where it will manufacture either its TB2 or TB3 drone models, the company's chief executive told Reuters.
During the test conducted at the Akıncı Flight Training and Test Center in Çorlu, Tekirdağ, the Bayraktar TB3 UAV remained continuously in the air at an average altitude of 20,000 feet for 32 hours.
Ethiopia has awarded its Medal of Honour to the CEO of Turkish drone manufacturer, Baykar, for the significant role its notorious Bayraktar TB2 drones played in the East African nation’s civil war.
Türkiye’s first indigenous UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) Bayraktar TB2 has successfully completed 750,000 flight hours, setting a new record in Turkish aviation history.
The testing process of Bayraktar TB3, Türkiye’s new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of being deployed on aircraft carriers, continues at full speed, with manufacturer Baykar recently announcing the drone has completed its fifth flight and flew with the landing gear retracted for the first time.
