TB2 demonstrates FPV carrier role
Baykar reports carrying 16 Skydagger drones and releasing two in a test; service acceptance and combat use are not established.[230]
Dated developments
Public-source catalogue & contextual research
Event dates are shown below; publication dates appear in the source library. Month-only dates retain their original precision.
- Technology and testing
- Technology and testing
AKINCI first MGK firing
Baykar’s report published the following day dates the first MGK firing to 8 October.[232]
- Testing
Baykar reports TB3 shipborne payload trial
Baykar described a TB3 flight from TCG Anadolu and a payload trial during Seawolf-I/2026. This is a manufacturer-reported exercise milestone, not independent proof of fleet-wide readiness.[14]
- UN report
UN Sudan report distinguishes drone evidence
The mission assessed likely AKINCI use in January footage and separate Yiha III component evidence for other attacks; supplier investigations remained ongoing.[163]
- Testing
Baykar reports KIZILELMA S2 integration tests
A 30 July release reports tests on 25 and 28 July using S2, described as a serial-production model. The report documents continuing development; it is not an inventory-acceptance notice.[13]
- Industrial cooperation
Leonardo reports LBA Systems ready to operate
Leonardo reported regulatory approvals and corporate operational readiness. Expected aircraft deliveries later in 2026 were forecasts in this source and are not recorded here as completed.[26]
- Export / overseas milestone
Malaysia launches ANKA-S operations at Labuan
MINDEF documents the ANKA-S operational launch for No. 11 Squadron, distinct from the earlier procurement announcement.[204]
- Technology and testing
TB3 MAM-L firing during NATO exercise
Baykar reports exercise firing from TCG ANADOLU, distinct from a general acceptance announcement.[243]
- Civilian-harm investigation
Kokoloko market strike, type unidentified
HRW later reported at least 17 civilian deaths and at least 13 injuries, explicitly leaving the aircraft and munition unidentified.[162]
- Technology and testing
KIZILELMA autonomous formation test
Baykar reports a formation demonstration by PT3 and PT5 prototypes.[241]
- Technology and testing
KIZILELMA live firing against jet target
Baykar reports a separate GÖKDOĞAN test against a jet-powered target using MURAD.[240]
- Technology and testing
KIZILELMA simulated F-16 engagement
MURAD tracking supports simulated electronic firing; no live missile is fired at the F-16.[239]
- Technology and testing
KIZILELMA first air-to-ground firing tests
Baykar reports PT3 tests with TOLUN and TEBER-82.[238]
- Export / overseas milestone
Croatia introduces its TB2 system operationally
The ministry documents the six-aircraft system’s operational introduction and a public capability demonstration.[169]
- Acquisition completed
Piaggio business transfer to Baykar closes
Italy’s ministry announced the definitive transfer of the Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation businesses to Baykar, following the separate December 2024 authorization. Piaggio’s activities also include crewed aircraft and engines.[23][24]
- Industrial cooperation
LBA Systems joint venture announced
Baykar and Leonardo announced an Italy-based joint venture with equal ownership for unmanned-aircraft design, development, production and maintenance. This is distinct from the later corporate-readiness milestone.[25]
- Official claim
India gives a preliminary SONGAR identification
The briefing described the preceding night’s drone incursions and a preliminary SONGAR assessment while forensic examination continued.[164]
- Technology and testing
AKINCI first integrated MURAD flight
ASELSAN’s November newsletter retrospectively dates the flight to February 2025.[226]
- Technology and testing
TB3 first MAM-T firing
Baykar reports the first MAM-T firing using ASELFLIR-500.[242]
- Export / overseas milestone
Croatia signs for six TB2 aircraft
Croatia’s defence ministry signs the six-aircraft system and support contract; deliveries and operational introduction are separate later stages.[168]
- Acceptance in progress
Romania announces first-system acceptance procedures
The Romanian ministry said quantitative and qualitative acceptance had begun that week. Its expected completion date was a forecast; the announcement does not establish completed acceptance or operational service.[20]
- Delivery
Poland completes contracted TB2 deliveries
Poland’s ministry records the fourth system’s delivery and completion of deliveries under the May 2021 contract. This is fulfillment of the existing contract, not a new order.[18]
- Export / overseas milestone
Maldives inaugurates Air Corps and UAV service
The presidential announcement documents UAV service entry; the selected notice does not state a fleet total.[197]
- Official service acknowledgement
Azerbaijan publicly presents AKINCI facilities
The presidency describes recently received AKINCI aircraft, the UAV Academy and hangars, without disclosing a fleet total.[149]
- Export / overseas milestone
Baykar CEO describes Ukraine factory under construction
The Reuters interview describes an ongoing project and planned capacity; it is not a factory commissioning or production-start announcement.[209]
- Technology and testing
TF6000 first ground run
TEI dates the first run to February 2024; this is not an aircraft integration flight.[223]
- Export controls
Canada returns to case-by-case review
Presumptive denial ends; risk assessments and additional end-use assurances remain.[219]
- Civilian-harm investigation
HRW publishes three-strike Burkina Faso investigation
The report attributes three 2023 strikes to TB2-equipped Burkinabè forces and reports at least 60 civilian deaths; one strike was across the border in Mali.[160]
- Flight milestone
ANKA III first flight
Turkish Aerospace records the first flight on 28 December 2023. Its current product page continues to describe prototype testing and planned delivery.[9]
- First flight
TB3 first flight
Baykar retrospectively dates the first flight to 27 October 2023; TEI identifies PD170 as the engine.[28][222]
- Attribution unresolved
September offensive: UAV types remain unconfirmed
Original open-source reporting reviewed aerial footage, but the evidence selected here does not identify a model for each attack.[151]
- Industrial cooperation
Saudi localization agreement and component memoranda
SPA reported a SAMI–Baykar localization agreement and separate NCMS memoranda with ASELSAN and Roketsan. Agreements for localization do not prove completed local production or aircraft deliveries.[22]
- Export contract
Romania signs TB2 acquisition contract
A June 2024 defence ministry release places the contract in April 2023 and describes three systems with six aircraft per system. The source establishes month precision only.[20]
- Industrial cooperation
Baykar–Azerbaijan joint-production intent
The parties announced a goodwill protocol on joint UAV manufacturing; production commencement and quantities were not established in this announcement.[150]
- Flight milestone
KIZILELMA first flight
Baykar’s September 2024 release retrospectively records the programme’s original first flight on 14 December 2022, separately from PT-3’s 2024 production-prototype flight.[12]
- Industrial memorandum (MoU)
Kazakhstan ANKA assembly memorandum
Kazakhstan Engineering and Turkish Aerospace signed a memorandum envisaging an assembly and maintenance line, technology transfer and training. The memorandum establishes planned cooperation, not an operating production line.[21]
- Civilian-harm investigation
Dedebit strike later investigated by HRW
HRW later reported at least 57 civilian deaths and MAM-L remnants; the munition evidence does not conclusively identify the aircraft.[159]
- Operational use
Ukraine reports first Bayraktar combat use
The date is recorded in the National Defence University’s November 2021 proceedings as the Ukrainian account of first combat use in the Joint Forces Operation.[157]
- Service milestone
AKINCI Turkish service entry reported
Baykar’s March 2025 retrospective release dates Turkish service entry to 29 August 2021. The statement is attributed to the manufacturer.[11]
- Export contract
Poland signs TB2 contract
Poland’s defence ministry identifies a contract for four TB2 systems signed with Baykar. A system is not the same counting unit as an aircraft.[18]
- Technology and testing
AKINCI first MAM firing trial
Baykar reports trials with inert MAM-C, MAM-L and MAM-T rounds.[231]
- Export controls
Canada cancels suspended permits
The final review and cancellation decision follow findings of credible evidence concerning Canadian technology in Nagorno-Karabakh.[218][216]
- UN report
UN Panel reports on Libya’s 2020 drone operations
S/2021/229 discusses TB2 and Kargu-2 evidence. This is the report date, not an established date of a fatal autonomous attack.[154]
- Technology and testing
TB2 tests CATS with inert MAM-L
Baykar reports an integration firing test using ASELSAN’s CATS laser designation.[224]
- Export controls
Canada suspends relevant permits
Canada suspends relevant export permits while investigating allegations concerning use in Nagorno-Karabakh.[217]
- Operational use
TB2 in the Spring Shield campaign
A government-published retrospective records TB2 use in the February–March Idlib campaign; the entry does not reproduce claimed destruction totals.[156]
- Regional use
TB2 use in the Karabakh war
The subsequent Canadian review found credible evidence of WESCAM-equipped TB2 use in Nagorno-Karabakh; the year marks use, not the review’s publication.[216]
- First flight
AKINCI first flight
Baykar dates AKINCI’s first flight to 6 December 2019, separately from its August 2021 service entry.[11]
- First flight
AKSUNGUR first flight
Turkish Aerospace retrospectively dates the programme’s first flight to 20 March 2019.[29]
- First flight
TB2 autonomous first-flight milestone
Baykar’s history dates the named TB2’s autonomous flight test and first delivery to 2014; no exact day is inferred.[27]
- Flight milestone
ANKA first flight
Turkish Aerospace’s current product record dates ANKA’s first flight to 30 December 2010. This is a retrospectively documented milestone.[7]