MERSIN, Turkey — Turkish drone producer Baykar has actually provided to Poland the last batch of Bayraktar TB2 battle systems bought for $270 million, the business revealed.
Poland signed a handle May 2021 for the drones and involved devices. The agreement stated the shipment of 4 systems, each of that include 6 airplane and 3 ground control stations.
Baykar very first provided 6 TB2s in October 2022 at an event held at Poland’s 12th Unmanned Aerial Cars Base.
On Might 16, it finished the delivery of a cumulative 24 TB2s throughout an occasion kept in Poland. Guests consisted of Poland’s deputy defense minister, the head of Turkey’s Presidency of Defence Industries firm, and the basic supervisor of Baykar.
Haluk Bayraktar, who leads the business, composed Thursday on the social networks website X that the company “provided the last system of our Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs to Poland. Hence, for the very first time in Turkey’s history, we have actually effectively finished the export of modern UCAVs to [both] a NATO and EU member nation.”
Defense News has actually called Poland’s Defence Ministry for talk about how the drones will be utilized, and whether Ukraine will get any.
Ukraine is presently battling a Russian intrusion, which has actually greatly included drone warfare. The TB2 made headings when Ukrainian forces utilized them versus Russia early on in the war.
The medium-altitude, long-endurance drone can assist with reconnaissance, target recognition for weapons and accuracy strikes. It includes a sophisticated avionic suite with a system that enables self-governing taxiing, launch, landing and travelling.