Turkiye drone-maker head visits US's largest aircraft carrier

Selcuk Bayraktar, the Chairman of the Board of the Turkish drone manufacturer, Baykar, has conducted technical inspections on the “USS Gerald R. Ford”, the US Navy's largest aircraft carrier on Aug 25, 2023 [@Selcuk/X]
Selcuk Bayraktar, the Chairman of the Board of the Turkish drone manufacturer, Baykar, has conducted technical inspections on the “USS Gerald R. Ford”, the US Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, Anadolu Agency reports. Bayraktar, along with Turkish commanders and naval officers, was invited by US Ambassador to Turkiye, Jeffry Flake, to the ship, which is currently conducting joint exercises with Turkish first aircraft carrier assault ship, “TCG Anadolu”, in the Mediterranean Sea, the firm said on Friday. The Turkish and US Air Forces are also conducting joint training flights as part of the exercise. Baykar is currently developing the Bayraktar Kizilelma, a single-engine, low-observable, carrier-capable, jet-powered unmanned combat aerial vehicle, and the Bayraktar TB3, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle […]

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