He acknowledged that Ukraine recently became world's first country to engage the TB2 in a naval mission, but did not elaborate.
The TB2 has gained global fame and became an export hit for Baykar since 2018, following successful operations in northern Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh and lately Ukraine.
The drone reportedly initially used components made in the U.S., Canada and Europe, including Germany, pushing some lawmakers in NATO allies Germany and the US to call for restricting technology transfer to Baykar.
Today, 93 per cent of TB2's parts are locally made, the firm says, adding the TB2 is exported to 24 countries from Africa to central Asia and Europe, bringing in a 1 billion dollar surplus.Bayraktar said he disagrees with criticism that "dronification" lowers the threshold for war.
He argued that the drone technology rather helps "eliminate collateral damage" thanks to advanced precision and surveillance.
Strong trade partners like Türkiye and Germany should therefore dispel such concerns and focus on defence cooperation instead, Bayraktar said.
Germany has "limited" defence capabilities but it would benefit Berlin if they coordinated better with Turkish counterparts, he added.
