Türkiye’s Baykar to manufacture drones in Kazakhstan

Kazakh Defence Minister, Colonel General Ruslan Zhaksylykov has visited Istanbul, Türkiye to participate in the SAHA EXPO Defence and Aerospace Exhibition.

Zhaksylykov held discussions with Turkish counterparts, including National Defence Minister Yasar Guler and President of the Defense Industry Agency Haluk Gorgun, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Kazakh defence ministry.

The talks with CEO of Baykar Defence Haluk Bayraktar were particularly productive. The sides agreed to develop a roadmap for localizing the production of tactical unmanned aerial systems and operational-level loitering munitions within Kazakhstan.

Since 1986, Baykar has championed domestic production to enhance Türkiye's technological independence and has recently emerged as a leader in revitalising the Turkish defence and aviation sectors. 

The company proudly transitioned its engineering expertise, originally from the automotive industry, into aviation with a new generation of engineers, becoming one of the world’s leading developers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Baykar’s development of Türkiye’s first indigenous UAVs has been driven by a commitment to trust in engineering talent and intellectual resources. 

This culture of continuous production and innovation has significantly contributed to the success of Baykar’s defence technologies, which have been integrated into the Turkish Armed Forces and exported to numerous countries. At the Baykar R&D Centre, certified by the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology, the company focuses on creating groundbreaking technologies with indigenous capabilities. Its result-oriented and motivated team, combined with interconnected R&D and production processes, enables the swift application of new technologies. 

Beyond designing and producing unmanned and autonomous systems, Baykar aims to ensure that all societal groups, including military personnel and industrialists, adopt these innovations. With remarkable achievements in Turkish aviation and defence driven by self-funded R&D and a 93 per cent localization rate, Baykar continues developing some of the world’s most advanced systems in the UAV sector.

By Naila Huseynova