Italian generals observe test flights of Turkish drones Bayraktar TB3, AKINCI, KIZILELMA / PHOTO

A high-ranking delegation from the Italian military has visited BAYKAR facilities in Türkiye to observe test flights of the Bayraktar TB3, AKINCI, and KIZILELMA drones.

According to Caliber.Az, the report was shared by a Turkish defence industry news platform on X.

BAYKAR:

Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Cumhurbaşkanlığı Savunma Sanayii Başkanı Haluk Görgün ile İtalya Savunma Bakan Yardımcısı Matteo Perego di Cremnago, İtalya Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanı Korgeneral Antonio Conserva, İtalya Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanı Korgeneral Carmine Masiello, İtalya Deniz… pic.twitter.com/xy48JzEfuw

— SavunmaSanayiST.com (@SavunmaSanayiST) October 6, 2025

The BAYKAR statement said the delegation included Haluk Görgün, head of Türkiye’s defence industry; Matteo Perego di Cremnago, Deputy Minister of Defence of Italy; Lieutenant General Antonio Conserva, Commander of the Italian Air Force; Lieutenant General Carmine Masiello, Commander of the Italian Army; Vice Admiral Giuseppe Berutti Bergotto, Deputy Commander of the Italian Navy; and Leonardo SpA representatives Simone Ungaro and Carlo Gualdaroni. The visitors toured Bayraktar’s national technology centre in Özdemir and witnessed the test flights of the three drones.

Senior Turkish officials attending the event included General Metin Tokel, Commander of the Turkish Land Forces; General Bahtiyar Ersay, Commander of the 1st Army; Gökan Uçar, Vice President of Türkiye’s defence industry; Murat İkinci, CEO of Roketsan; and Oguz Ozbal, Head of UAV Department.

The visit follows the recent creation of LBA Systems, a joint venture between BAYKAR and Italian aerospace firm Leonardo. The company will focus on the design, development, production and maintenance of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

By combining Baykar’s drones with Leonardo’s electronics, LBA Systems aims to offer advanced UAV solutions for the European market.

By Aghakazim Guliyev