La compa\u00f1\u00eda Turca BAYKAR, anunci\u00f3 que ha firmado un importante contrato\u00a0por US$ 350 Millones\u00a0con Kuwait, para la provisi\u00f3n del producto m\u00e1s reconocido de la empresa, el\u00a0UCAS Bayraktar TB-2. Estos drones con capacidad letal adquirieron renombre en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os, en escenarios de conflicto contra fuerzas irregulares en Siria, en enfrentamientos entre fuerzas regulares como el conflicto de Nagorno-Karabaj, en el que Azerbaijan los emple\u00f3 con devastadores resultados frente a las fuerzas de Armenia y actualmente, provistos a Ucrania, para hacer frente a la invasi\u00f3n de Rusia. Un nicho de mercado que Turqu\u00eda ha sabido aprovechar, al punto que la compa\u00f1\u00eda BAYKAR\u00a0ha declarado que el 98% de sus ventas del 2022, han sido resultado de sus exportaciones.<\/p>\n
ANKARA \u2014 Turkish drone maker Baykar has announced another deal with a foreign government, increasing its number of export markets to more than two dozen.<\/p>\n
In a Jan. 18 statement, Baykar said it signed a contract worth $370 million to sell armed Bayraktar TB2 drones to the Kuwait Defense Ministry, but did not disclose the number of drones or a delivery timetable.<\/p>\n
Last month, Baykar signed a deal to sell three Bayraktar TB2s to Albania. A Turkish procurement official said further TB2 sales to Albania and other Balkan militaries, including Serbia and its regional rival Kosovo, are very likely in the next couple of years.<\/p>\n
Baykar has announced exports accounted for as much as 98% of the company\u2019s annual sales in 2022.<\/p>\n
An industry source who was not authorized to speak with the media estimated Turkey is operating around 300 Baykar drones. The source said the company has exported about 250 drones.<\/p>\n
Baykar is currently developing the Akinci combat drone, Bayraktar TB3, an advanced version of the TB2, and the\u00a0Kizilelma, an unmanned fighter jet<\/a>.<\/p>\n