Turkish defense industry agreements — timeline

Publicly reported export, supply and partnership milestones. Not an official contract archive; rows added as sources emerge.

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  1. Export

    UK chooses Tekever AR5 over Watchkeeper (TB2 comparison in media)

    Birleşik Krallık

    Debate over TB2 not selected — market signal, not a contract

    TB2

    Source: International press

  2. Export

    Mali Akinci delivery news

    Baykar · Mali

    MALE UCAV export visibility

    Akıncı

    Source: Manufacturer / press

  3. Domestic procurement

    Turkish Land Forces TB2T-AI procurement contract

    SSB · Baykar · KKK

    Tactical UAV procurement programme

    TB2

    Source: SSB / press

  4. Export

    Croatia TB2 delivery news

    Türkiye · Hırvatistan · Baykar

    Inventory entry reports

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  5. Partnership

    Polish TB2 deployment to Turkey (NATO context)

    Polonya · NATO · Türkiye

    Alliance mission / operational deployment

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  6. Partnership

    Baykar–Safran TB2 subsystem cooperation

    Baykar · Safran · Fransa

    EO / navigation / munition technologies

    TB2

    Source: Manufacturer statements

  7. Export

    Bosnia and Herzegovina TB2 procurement

    Türkiye · Bosna Hersek · Baykar

    Procurement process reported publicly

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  8. Domestic procurement

    ALTAY serial production / delivery process

    BMC · SSB · TSK

    National MBT inventory pathway

    ALTAY

    Source: SSB / public

  9. Domestic procurement

    HISAR / SIPER layered air defence deliveries

    ASELSAN · Roketsan · TSK

    Steel Dome architecture context

    HİSAR · SİPER

    Source: SSB / manufacturer

  10. Export

    Indonesia ANKA / UAV cooperation news

    Türkiye · Endonezya · TUSAŞ

    TAI UAV line

    ANKA

    Source: Open source

  11. Export

    Malaysia ANKA contract news

    Türkiye · Malezya · TUSAŞ

    Contract / delivery process

    ANKA

    Source: Public / press

  12. Export

    Kosovo TB2 delivery news

    Türkiye · Kosova · Baykar

    Balkan user expansion

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  13. Export

    SSB 2024 export total announced ($7.154bn)

    SSB

    Macro figure; see export tracker

    Source: SSB public statement

  14. Domestic procurement

    TCG Anadolu enters service

    TSK · TERSANELER

    LHD adapted for UAV operations

    TCG Anadolu

    Source: MoD / public

  15. Export

    Croatia TB2 procurement process

    Türkiye · Hırvatistan · Baykar

    Delivery reports in following years

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  16. Domestic procurement

    KAAN first flight (test)

    TUSAŞ · THK

    National fighter test programme

    KAAN

    Source: TAI / SSB

  17. Export

    MILGEM / Ada-class export (Pakistan etc.)

    Türkiye · Pakistan · STM ekosistemi

    Naval platform export expansion

    MİLGEM

    Source: Public / press

  18. Export

    Ukraine TB2 operational use (public reporting)

    Baykar · Ukrayna

    Major global visibility

    TB2

    Source: Open source

  19. Export

    Romania TB2 agreement reports

    Türkiye · Romanya · Baykar

    Contract / delivery process

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  20. Export

    Poland TB2 contract

    Türkiye · Polonya · Baykar

    Landmark NATO-member European delivery

    TB2

    Source: Public / press

  21. Domestic procurement

    Bayraktar Akinci TAF deliveries

    Baykar · TSK

    MALE UCAV inventory

    Akıncı

    Source: Manufacturer / public

  22. Export

    Azerbaijan TB2 operational visibility

    Türkiye · Azerbaycan · Baykar

    Widely reported operational use

    TB2

    Source: Open source

  23. Export

    Qatar among TB2 export users

    Türkiye · Katar · Baykar

    Among early export customers

    TB2

    Source: Open source

  24. Partnership

    Ukraine–Baykar cooperation framework

    Türkiye · Ukrayna · Baykar

    Engine/tech and platform cooperation news

    TB2

    Source: Public statements

  25. Domestic procurement

    TB2 enters Turkish Armed Forces inventory process

    Baykar · TSK

    Path to operational service

    TB2

    Source: Open source

  26. Domestic procurement

    Bayraktar TB2 first flight

    Baykar

    Platform development milestone; foundation for later exports

    TB2

    Source: Public / manufacturer statements

Methodology

Dates are month/year where possible; year-only when day unknown.

Value fields kept sparse — figures not invented when not public.

Type: export (foreign sale), procurement (domestic), partnership (MoU/JV), license (local production).

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