SUCCESSFUL JOINT OPERATION 
BY BAYRAKTAR TB3 UCAV AND ALBATROS-S USV

A successful test demonstrating the strength of joint operations capability in the Blue Homeland was carried out with the platforms developed indigenously by Baykar and ASELSAN. The ASELSAN Albatros-S Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV), controlled through the data link of the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV launched from the TCG Anadolu stationed in the Mediterranean, neutralized a target at sea.

ANTALYA
3 DECEMBER 2025

The test activities, planned in line with the operational needs of the Turkish Naval Forces and conducted from the TCG Anadolu, marked significant progress in the integration of unmanned systems. In the test carried out in the Mediterranean, Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs taking off from the deck of TCG Anadolu demonstrated both their firepower and their “joint operation” capability by commanding unmanned systems at sea. The demonstration, which featured notable moments, was also observed by military delegations from Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, Japan, and Brazil.

REMOTE CONTROL OF THE USV THROUGH BAYRAKTAR TB3
The test successfully validated the hybrid operation concept in the field. Through the data link systems onboard the Bayraktar TB3 UCAV taking off from TCG Anadolu, remote control was established over the ASELSAN-produced Albatros-S Kamikaze Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV). The USV, directed to its target via commands transmitted from the Bayraktar TB3, successfully engaged and neutralized the maritime threat.

MAM-T/L AND KEMANKEŞ STRIKES ON TARGET ISLAND
As part of the activity carried out off the coast of Antalya, two Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs launched in salvo from the TCG Anadolu for strike missions and reached the designated area. One of the Bayraktar TB3s conducted munitions release on ground targets on the target island using the nationally developed MAM-T and MAM-L smart munitions produced by ROKETSAN, which it carried under its wings. The other Bayraktar TB3 delivered fire on the target with KEMANKEŞ-1 AI-Based Mini Cruise Missiles, developed indigenously by Baykar.
The designated targets were successfully hit during the strikes.

FLEW BACK TO KEŞAN 
Following this significant test in the Blue Homeland, the Bayraktar TB3 UCAVs completed their return maneuvers. One of the Bayraktar TB3s executing the mission successfully landed back on TCG Anadolu, and subsequently took off again to transit to Keşan. The other Bayraktar TB3 participating in the test also returned to Keşan in line with mission planning.

EXPORT CHAMPION
Running all its projects with its own resources from the outset, Baykar has obtained 83% of its revenue from exports since the start of its UAV R&D efforts in 2003. Baykar, which achieved $1.8 billion in exports in 2023, ranked among the top 10 companies with the highest exports across all sectors in Türkiye. As the world’s largest UAV exporter, Baykar maintained its global success in 2024 as well and achieved $1.8 billion in exports, deriving 90% of its revenue from exports.

BAYKAR — THE WORLD’S LARGEST UAV COMPANY
Entering the top 10 exporters across all sectors in Türkiye in 2023 and 2024 and winning the Export Champions Award, Baykar was also the export leader of the defense and aerospace sector in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, according to data from the Defense Industry Agency (SSB) and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). In 2023, Baykar alone accounted for one-third of the sector’s exports. In 2024, it single-handedly realized one-quarter of the defense and aerospace sector’s total exports, positioning Türkiye as the global leader in the UAV export market. Baykar, the world’s largest unmanned aerial vehicle company, has signed export agreements with 36 countries for the Bayraktar TB2 UCAV and with 16 countries for the Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV, totaling 37 countries to date.