US EditionTurkish Drone Manufacturer Baykar, Italian Defense Firm Leonardo Launch Joint Venture at 55th Paris Air Show
- A joint venture named LBA Systems was signed between Baykar, a Turkish UAV manufacturer, and Italy's Leonardo at the Paris Air Show on Monday.
- The companies aim to explore opportunities in European and international markets through their partnership for next-generation unmanned systems.
- Selçuk Bayraktar of Baykar stated that work will begin on the Bayraktar TB3 and Akıncı platforms as part of their collaboration.
- Roberto Cingolani of Leonardo emphasized the impressive production facilities of Baykar and the importance of strengthening alliances for NATO.
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Joint venture between Leonardo and Baykar to build defense drones begins - Economic Scenarios
Lba Systems is born, the drone joint venture between Leonardo and Baykar Technologies, which brings the memorandum of understanding signed in March 2025 to the finish line. The announcement came on Monday 16 June at the Paris-Le Bourget International Air Show. Leonardo and Baykar Technologies will be equal shareholders (50% each) of the new company, which was created to enhance the industrial synergies between the two groups for the design, deve…
The company is called LBA Systems and will be working on Baykara’s latest large UAVs, the Akinji and the TB3. **Both of these machines were presented at the Leonardo stand next to Italian electronics pods**, with weapons (including air-to-air missiles) coming from Turkey. There were also boards showing the numerous Leonardo systems that are to be integrated with both platforms.
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