The Turkish company Baykar Technologies exported almost 100 Bayraktar attack unmanned aerial vehicles
What is known
The manufacturer in 2022 was able to increase suppliesBayraktar TB2 assault drones after the pandemic-related downturn. Now the main buyer of drones is Ukraine. In May 2022, our country received 12 drones, after which it ordered two dozen more combat UAVs. At the same time, Ukraine bought drones until February 24, 2022.
In total Baykar Technologiesexported 96 Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles. Poland became the first client from the European Union. She ordered 22 UAVs. Deliveries start in 2022. Potential buyers of drones are Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Great Britain, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia and Uruguay.
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For Baykar Technologies another potentialCentral Asia became the market. Kyrgyzstan is the first state in the region to purchase Bayraktar TB2. But the quantity is not mentioned. By the way, Kyrgyzstan has already expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that the Turkish manufacturer supplied drones to Tajikistan.
Attack unmanned aerial vehiclesBayraktar TB2s have been the main reason for the growth of Turkish military exports in recent years. In addition, over two decades, arms sales to other countries in monetary terms increased from $248 million to $3.2 billion (+48% compared to 2020).
Source: Defense News
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