The world leader in combat drones is not in the following and for many foreseeable list: USA, Russia, China and Israel. Four of the most recognized military powers around the world are displaced in this area by another arms giant: Türkiye.
The country that occupies – to get an idea, Spain is in the 17th position of the Global Fire Power ranking – also stands out for its developed arms industry. And this highlights the name of the Baykar Turkish conglomerate.
This specialized firm in non -manned combat vehicles has achieved the whopping of 1.8 billion US dollars in its 2024 accounts. This is collected by the media specialized in an analysis.
‘Sorpasso’ Armamentistic to the three world giants
In this sense, and according to the aforementioned information, this company accumulated a quarter of the total exports of the Turkish aerospace and defense industry. It is estimated that it has 65% of the global drone market under its control, based on data from a center report for a new US security (CNAS).
