Turkish Defense Firm Baykar to Showcase UAVs at Paris Air Show

Baykar, a leading Turkish defense company, will present its domestically produced unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) at the upcoming International Paris Air Show, one of the world’s premier aviation exhibitions.

The event will take place for the 55th time at Paris-Le Bourget Airport from June 16 to 22, bringing together aviation and space leaders and showcasing innovative technologies, The Caspian Post reports, citing Turkish media.

Baykar, one of the world's largest UAV exporters, and Italian defense giant Leonardo SpA's recent joint venture will have their "international launch" at the event.

On Tuesday, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani and Baykar chairman Selcuk Bayraktar released a YouTube video titled "Let's meet at #ParisAirShow," inviting people to their LBA Systems display-the two companies' joint venture.

“The strong synergy between Leonardo and Baykar is really the asset of the joint venture,” Cingolani said. “We can combine the most advanced payloads, electronics, sensors, cameras, and technologies with the most advanced drones that Baykar is fabricating with different sizes and payloads.”

“LBA Systems brings together two engineering heavyweights with a shared vision: Baykar’s battle-proven UCAV technologies and Leonardo’s European experience and system integration form a perfect alliance-let’s meet, connect, and take part in these exciting days together,” said Bayraktar in the video.