Türkiye’s indigenous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the Bayraktar Akinci and Bayraktar TB2, took to the skies on Wednesday following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Istanbul to assist in coordination efforts.

Bayraktar TB3, the first UCAV in aviation history capable of taking off and landing on a short-runway vessel, has successfully completed four sorties aboard the TCG Anadolu as part of the “Fully Autonomous Takeoff and Landing Tests from Short-Runway Vessel” held in the Gulf of Saros.

Bayraktar TB2 becomes first UCAV to perform autonomous spin recovery.

The Bayraktar TB3, which recently made aviation history as the first UCAV to successfully operate from a short-runway vessel, continues conducting firing tests with the UAV-122 Supersonic Missile across multiple scenarios. For the first time in the history of warfare, a tactical-class UCAV is launching supersonic missiles from distances exceeding 50 kilometers.