The test campaign for Baykar’s indigenously developed KEMANKEŞ 1 AI-powered mini cruise missile is progressing successfully. In last week’s live-fire trial from a Bayraktar AKINCI HALE UCAV, KEMANKEŞ 1 scored pinpoint hits on airborne targets, destroying ground targets with the same accuracy.

Baykar has completed its acquisition of Piaggio Aerospace, the 140-year-old Italian aviation giant. Under the agreement, Piaggio’s facilities will serve as a strategic European hub for producing both the P.180 Avanti Evo and Baykar’s indigenously UCAVs.

Building on its 2023 performance, Baykar—Türkiye’s defense-and-aerospace export champion for the past four years—again ranked among the nation’s top ten exporters across all industries in 2024. This milestone makes Baykar the first company in Turkish export history to keep the defense and aerospace sector in the overall top-ten ranking for two consecutive years.

The test campaign for KEMANKEŞ 1, Baykar’s indigenously developed AI-Based Mini Cruise Missile, is moving ahead at full speed. In its latest live-fire trial, KEMANKEŞ 1 was launched from a Bayraktar AKINCI UCAV and successfully destroyed airborne targets with pinpoint accuracy.