Bayraktar TB3 UCAV conducts successful joint operation with Albatros-S kamikaze unmanned naval vessel

Turkish drone giant Baykar's new unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar TB3 and defense firm Aselsan's Albatros-S Kamikaze unmanned surface vehicle (USV) conducted a successful joint operation, demonstrating the power of joint operational capability, the firms announced Thursday. 'The Bayraktar TB3, launched from TCG Anadolu, enabled the long-range command and control of the Aselsan Albatros-S Kamikaze USV,' Aselsan wrote on Turkish social media platform NSosyal. The firm said that with the Bayraktar TB3 significantly extending its command-and-control envelope, Aselsan Albatros-S Kamikaze USVs are now poised to become game-changers in naval operations. Military delegations from Italy, the UK, Spain, Japan, and Brazil also attended the screening, which featured important moments. MAM-T/L and KEMANKEŞ firings on target island One of the Bayraktar TB3s carried the MAM-T and MAM-L, nationally developed munitions developed by Roketsan under its wings, and fired them at ground targets on the target island. EXPORT CHAMPION, WORLD'S LARGEST UAV COMPANY BAYKAR The firm, the largest company in the global unmanned aerial vehicle export market, continued its global success in 2024, generating $1.8 billion in exports, with 90% of its revenue coming from exports. Baykar ranked among the top 10 exporters across all sectors in Türkiye in 2023 and 2024 and received the Export Champions Award and also became the export leader of the defense and aerospace sector in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, according to data from the Turkish Defense Industries Secretariat and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). The firm accounted for one-third of the sector's exports in 2023 and one-fourth of the defense and aerospace sector's total exports in 2024, making Türkiye the leader in the global UAV export market. Baykar has signed export agreements with 37 countries, including 36 for the Bayraktar TB2 and 16 for the Bayraktar Akıncı UAVs.