Selçuk Bayraktar

Türkiye will be selling armed drones to Malaysia, following Turkish Aerospace Inc.'s (TUSAŞ) winning of the southeastern Asian country's UAV tender, daily Milliyet has reported.

"TUSAŞ has left two Chinese opponent companies behind," the daily reported on Oct. 18.

Two Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles have performed a formation flight for the first time at Teknofest, Türkiye's largest aerospace and technology festival, with Selçuk Bayraktar, the producing company's chief technology officer, serving as the second pilot.

Türkiye's unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar Kızılelma, has been showcased at Teknofest, Türkiye's largest aerospace and technology festival, attracting great attention despite ongoing design and development efforts.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Lithuania Petro Beshta (L) and Lithuanian Minister of National Defence Arvydas Anusauskas attend the presentation of combat drone Bayraktar TB2 at Siauliai Airbase, Lithuania, 06 July 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/VALDA KALNINA.

Poles have so far raised about 14 of the 22.5 million zloty (4.6 million euros) needed to buy a Bayraktar TB-2 drone for Ukraine.

The four-day "TEKNOFEST Azerbaijan," Turkey's biggest aviation and technology festival's first abroad mission in Azerbaijan's capital Baku, started on May 26 with an expectation of around 50,000 visitors.

Some 5,000 contestants will compete in the fest held at Baku's Crystal Hall and the National Park.

Slovakia is in talks for the procurement of unmanned armed aerial vehicle TB2 developed by Turkish company Baykar, the country's defense minister, Jaroslav Nad, has announced.

Teknofest, one of the world's biggest aviation, space and technology festivals, will hold its first edition abroad in the Azerbaijani capital Baku in May.

The four-day event that is scheduled to take place between May 26 and May 29 will feature 10 technology competitions in fields such as rockets, agriculture, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Teknofest, Turkey's largest aerospace and technology gathering and the world's second-biggest aviation event, kicked off on Sept. 21 in Istanbul.

The five-day festival, jointly organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3) and the Industry and Technology Ministry, is going to last until Sept. 26 in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport.

Iraq is interested in purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), attack helicopters and advanced weapons from Turkey, the Middle Eastern country's defense minister has said.

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Turkey's aviation, technology and space festival, Teknofest, has made an open call to all those who wish to enter its technology competitions that will be held in Istanbul in September, the festival officials said on Feb. 3.