Baykar Bayraktar family
| Bayraktar family | |
|---|---|
| Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Turkey |
| Manufacturer | Baykar |
| Designer | Baykar |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces |
| Number built | 1,100+ |
| Variants | |
The Bayraktar UAV or Bayraktar UCAV is a family of unmanned aerial vehicles designed and manufactured by Turkish company Baykar. The UAVs were developed for the Turkish Armed Forces from 2004 until the present. Some models are designed for surveillance and reconnaissance only, others are capable of tactical ground-strike missions. Baykar is also developing drones to counter other aerial systems. The word bayraktar means flag-bearer in Turkish.