Export relationships
Public-source catalogue & contextual research
Country records distinguish contracts, deliveries, public presentations and reported use. Manufacturer customer counts are attributed claims, not an independently verified operator census. Quantities are not added across aircraft, systems and contract packages.
| Country | Aircraft programmes | Documented stage / Evidence status | Published quantity / unit | Contract / agreement date | Notes & sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 3 aircraft recorded in June 2024 | The Albanian ministry states that three aircraft were already possessed and their first missions launched by June 2024; a merely prospective status is outdated.[171][172] | |
| Algeria | ANKAAKSUNGUR | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | MENADEFENSE reports an ANKA S+ order following AKSUNGUR procurement. Government-confirmed order quantities, delivery completion and first-customer ranking are not established here.[205] |
| Angola | AKSUNGUR | Agreement announced; completion not establishedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | DefenceWeb reports a government-approved AKSUNGUR procurement through Simportex in 2023. Order approval is not evidence of completed delivery or operational acceptance.[206] |
| Azerbaijan | Bayraktar AKINCI | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The presidency records an AKINCI flyover and recent service integration during the 9 February 2024 facility visit; aircraft totals are not stated.[149] |
| Azerbaijan | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Canada’s government review finds credible evidence of WESCAM-equipped TB2 use by Azerbaijan in the 2020 conflict. It does not disclose a purchase quantity.[216] |
| Bangladesh | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Janes quoted the ISPR director that TB2 procurement was under process. A procurement discussion is retained separately from verified deliveries and current inventory.[195] |
| Burkina Faso | Bayraktar TB2Bayraktar AKINCI | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | About 12 aircraft in a mixed handover; model split unpublished | Not established in selected sources | The presidency documents a mixed TB2/AKINCI handover on 8 April 2024. Its roughly dozen aircraft must not be treated as twelve of each model.[188] |
| Chad | ANKA | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | 2 aircraft reported delivered by May 2023 | Not established in selected sources | The TUSAŞ executive’s May 2023 delivery snapshot names two ANKA aircraft for Chad. It is not a current fleet or loss-adjusted inventory.[202] |
| Croatia | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 6 aircraft in the contracted system | The 21 November 2024 contract covered six aircraft and support (€67.01 million excluding VAT). The ministry documents operational introduction on 2 September 2025.[168][169] | |
| Djibouti | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | 2 displayed aircraft; fleet total unknown | Not established in selected sources | Baykar republishes photographic reporting of two TB2 aircraft at the June 2022 parade. Two displayed aircraft are not a certified total fleet.[192] |
| Ethiopia | Bayraktar AKINCI | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Janes reports the Ethiopian defence force’s January 2024 induction announcement. No quantity is inferred from photographs or aircraft serial numbers.[184] |
| Ethiopia | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Baykar republishes reporting linking its TB2 aircraft to Ethiopia. This selected record establishes an attributed relationship, not an audited aircraft total.[183] |
| Indonesia | ANKA | Agreement announced; completion not establishedReported; qualification retained | 12 aircraft announced; support package separate | Not established in selected sources | ANTARA quotes the defence ministry on a twelve-aircraft, $300 million ANKA procurement. Contract effectiveness and delivery completion are not certified by this announcement alone.[201] |
| Indonesia | Bayraktar KIZILELMA | Agreement announced; completion not establishedDocumented record | 12 aircraft initially; delivery start targeted for 2028 | Not established in selected sources | Baykar’s own announcement specifies twelve aircraft with deliveries starting in 2028. This is a future-delivery agreement, not evidence of aircraft already delivered or operational.[199][200] |
| Indonesia | Bayraktar TB3Bayraktar AKINCI | Agreement announced; completion not establishedDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Republikorp describes the 2025 joint-venture agreement for local TB3 and AKINCI production. Industrial cooperation does not prove a completed assembly line or delivered fleet.[200] |
| Iraq | Bayraktar TB2 | Unresolved acquisition or attributionNot established in the selected evidence | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The defence minister publicly discussed agreement or interest in Bayraktar procurement in 2021. This evidence does not establish a completed TB2 delivery.[194] |
| Kazakhstan | ANKA | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 3 aircraft reported delivered by May 2023 | Not established in selected sources | The 2022 memorandum covers assembly and maintenance. A separate May 2023 executive statement reports three aircraft delivered; this does not prove local manufacture.[21][202] |
| Kenya | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | TB2 training was publicly reported in August 2024; Baykar later named Kenyan deliveries in its 2024 account. No quantity is established here.[193][176] |
| Kosovo | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Reuters reported the prime minister’s July 2023 purchase announcement. The announcement did not disclose the number or cost; six is not adopted as a certified total.[170] |
| Kuwait | Bayraktar TB2 | Agreement announced; completion not establishedDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Baykar’s January 2023 statement announces a TB2 export contract but withholds aircraft numbers and delivery timing; monetary value is not an aircraft quantity.[173] | |
| Kyrgyzstan | Bayraktar TB2Bayraktar AKINCIAKSUNGUR | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Reporting of the October 2023 presidential visit identifies acquired AKINCI and AKSUNGUR aircraft, alongside the earlier TB2 relationship; totals remain undisclosed.[177] |
| Libya | Bayraktar AKINCI | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The UN’s 2024 Libya report identifies an AKINCI carrying Libyan markings. Presence is documented; a complete acquisition total is not.[182] |
| Libya | KARGU | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | UN document S/2021/229 identifies KARGU-2 and a May 2020 transfer record. It does not publish a commercial order total or establish an autonomous fatality.[154] |
| Libya | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The UN Libya panel documents TB2 presence and transfers in 2019. A transfer into the conflict must not be presented as a transparent government purchase contract.[181] |
| Malaysia | ANKA | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 3 aircraft in the first phase; ground equipment additional | Not established in selected sources | TUSAŞ describes a three-aircraft first phase with ground control equipment. Malaysia’s defence ministry documents ANKA-S operational launch at Labuan on 16 June 2026.[203][204] |
| Maldives | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The presidency documents UAV service entry on 15 March 2024; Baykar’s launch account identifies TB2. Conflicting press quantities are not promoted to an official fleet total.[197][198] |
| Mali | Bayraktar AKINCI | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | TurDef reports Mali’s AKINCI acquisition in November 2024. No complete delivered fleet is inferred from that initial report.[187] |
| Mali | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | AFP’s report quotes Mali’s Air Force on receiving TB2 aircraft in January 2024. This is a dated delivery account, not a current fleet census.[186] |
| Morocco | Bayraktar AKINCI | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Morocco World News reports a delivered AKINCI batch in February 2025; the selected report does not establish the complete order or current fleet.[180] |
| Morocco | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | 13 aircraft reported; not independently certified | Not established in selected sources | Infodefensa reports a 13-aircraft acquisition. This is an attributed order report, not a verified current fleet or a resolution of all competing totals.[179] |
| Niger | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Niger’s national news agency identifies Baykar as supplier of TB2 aircraft acquired by Niger. No complete order quantity is taken from this notice.[185] |
| Nigeria | SONGAR | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Asisguard’s chief executive told Anadolu that SONGAR drones had previously been exported to Nigeria; no delivered aircraft total was disclosed.[191] |
| Nigeria | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Military Africa reports Nigerian TB2 acquisitions. The register does not convert a broader Project Guardian package into 43 verified TB2 aircraft.[190] |
| Pakistan | SONGAR | Unresolved acquisition or attributionNot established in the selected evidence | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Indian officials’ May 2025 SONGAR identification was explicitly preliminary pending forensic examination. This is not confirmation of a Pakistani SONGAR export contract or delivered quantity.[164] |
| Pakistan | Bayraktar TB2Bayraktar AKINCI | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Crew training is documented by Baykar; secondary reporting traces both types to the January 2024 induction ceremony. No official fleet total is assigned.[174][175] |
| Poland | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 4 systems / 24 aircraft | The defence ministry records completion of contracted deliveries on 16 May 2024. This is a delivered programme total, not a current airworthy fleet count.[18] | |
| Qatar | Bayraktar TB2 | Agreement announced; completion not establishedDocumented record | 6 aircraft; ground equipment additional | Not established in selected sources | The Turkish trade office describes six TB2 aircraft ready for delivery under the DIMDEX 2018 agreement; aircraft and ground equipment remain distinct.[167] |
| Romania | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | 3 systems, each with 6 aircraft / 18 aircraft contracted | The ministry records first-system acceptance beginning in June 2024 under an April 2023 contract; this notice does not certify later completion.[20] | |
| Rwanda | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Oryx lists a TB2 operator relationship; official contract details and quantities were not independently established in this review.[189] |
| Saudi Arabia | Bayraktar AKINCI | Agreement announced; completion not establishedDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | SPA documents the August 2023 SAMI–Baykar localisation agreement. It does not disclose aircraft numbers or establish a completed operating production line.[22] |
| Somalia | Bayraktar TB2 | Unresolved acquisition or attributionNot established in the selected evidence | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The UN Somalia panel discussed TB2 reporting and requested clarification. Presence, Turkish operation and a sovereign Somali purchase are different propositions; ownership is unresolved here.[196] |
| Sudan | Bayraktar TB2Bayraktar AKINCI | Documented imagery assessment; procurement terms unresolvedDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | CIR’s October 2026 original imagery assessment identifies TB2 and AKINCI with the Sudanese Armed Forces. It does not establish the alleged intermediary contract quantities.[208] |
| Togo | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Oryx lists a TB2 operator relationship; official contract details and quantities were not independently established in this review.[189] |
| Tunisia | ANKA | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | 5 aircraft reported delivered by May 2023 | Not established in selected sources | A TUSAŞ executive’s May 2023 account reports five ANKA aircraft delivered to Tunisia. Conflicting descriptions of the original systems package are not merged into a larger aircraft total.[202] |
| Turkmenistan | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | The defence ministry’s military publication identifies TB2 aircraft in the 27 September 2021 parade. Display evidence does not establish a contract quantity.[178] |
| Ukraine | Bayraktar TB2 | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council documented an in-service TB2 demonstration on 20 March 2019. Later acquisitions and wartime losses are not aggregated here.[166] |
| United Arab Emirates | Bayraktar AKINCI | Dated official delivery/service evidenceDocumented record | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Baykar’s 2024 delivery account explicitly names AKINCI deliveries to the UAE. The selected manufacturer statement does not disclose a total order quantity.[176] |
| United Arab Emirates | Bayraktar TB2 | Reported relationship; verification qualifiedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Oryx lists the UAE as a TB2 operator. The proposed 60-aircraft figure is not independently verified in this register.[189] |
| Uzbekistan | ANKA | Agreement announced; completion not establishedReported; qualification retained | Quantity not established by the selected evidence | Not established in selected sources | Tashkent Times reports an ANKA sale announcement attributed to TUSAŞ in January 2025; Uzbek confirmation, quantity and delivery completion were not independently established.[207] |