Albania to buy Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 combat drones

[monitor]

Albania to buy Turkish-made combat drones
NEWSAVIATION
By
Dylan Malyasov
Jul 6, 2021

Source: Baykar
Albania has decided to purchase armed Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aircraft, which has been used to great effect in various recent conflicts, including in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh region.

According to Airrecognition.com, Albania can be the next country that will buy Bayraktar TB-2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle after Poland, Ukraine, Qatar and Azerbaijan.

The Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 is a tactical armed unmanned aircraft, developed and manufactured by Baykar. The system consists of the Bayraktar TB2 drone platform, ground control station, ground data terminal, remote display terminal, advanced base with generator and trailer modules.

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Baykar says the TB2 has proven its efficacy with over 300,000 of operational flight hours. Since 2014, it keeps carrying out missions successfully within the Turkish Armed Forces, Gendarmerie and the Turkish National Police. Currently, 160 Bayraktar platforms are at the service of Turkey, Qatar, Ukraine and Azerbaijan. Bayraktar TB2 is the first-ever aircraft in its category to be exported abroad.

French newspaper Le Monde early said Turkish armed drones “sell like hot cakes”. Turkey has directed its military industry to produce unmanned aerial vehicles and has increased exports daily, said the newspaper.

“Inexpensive and effective” armed drones produced by the Baykar company in Turkey has changed the course of conflicts by shooting down tanks, armored vehicles, ammunition depots and air defense systems in three conflict zones where they were used in 2020.

In less than 10 years, Turkey has become a leading combat drone manufacturer, along with the US, Israel and China, said Le Monde.

 

[LegionnairE]

Do they have the production capacity to fulfill so many orders? It will be interesting to see

 

[Yongpeng Sun-Tastaufen]

TB2 selling like hot cakes. Kudos to Turkey

 

[monitor]

Do they have the production capacity to fulfill so many orders? It will be interesting to see

They have to increase production so many countries are now willing to get Turkish conbat proven drone. Bangladesh too have the possibility of getting drone from Turkey.

 

[Nasr]

Very interesting piece of news here. Isn't Allah Subhanahu Wata'aalah the greatest, with no comparison (La Shareekalah). The more one who pursues truth and goes to the Noble Qur'an with sincerity, the more things become visible as one peers through the ocean of history.

 

[LegionnairE]

They have to increase production so many countries are now willing to get Turkish conbat proven drone. Bangladesh too have the possibility of getting drone from Turkey.

It might be difficult with AKINCI and TB3 also coming up. They are going to have their hands full for a while.

Albania probably doesn't mind waiting but not sure about Bangladesh