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Turkish kamikaze drone manufacturer Skydagger will integrate its drones with Baykar's Kizilelma unmanned fighter UAV, Akinci Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) , and TB2/TB3 UCAV platforms, enabling dozens of drones to be released from a single aircraft.
The Skydagger drones is a drone technology company quadrupling production capacity to 120,000 units annually, CEO Mehmet Oztekin told Turkish media outlet TRT Haber.
Skydagger's products entered the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) inventory at the end of 2025 and beginning of 2026, receiving "very positive feedback" from the field, Oztekin noted in an interview at the company's Istanbul production center.
"We initially started with a target of producing 30,000 drones annually. Now we're increasing that fourfold. We will produce close to 120,000 drones," he noted.
The company has also achieved significant export success, selling to 15 countries by the end of last year.
Skydagger aims to sign contracts with 4 more countries this year and reach 20 export destinations by the end of 2026.
Following the successful test of a Skydagger drone released from Baykar's Kalkan Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTOL) platform, Oztekin confirmed similar integrations are planned for Kizilelma, Akinci, TB2 and TB3.
"We released the drone from Kalkan VTOL... Being able to drop a drone from an aircraft means significantly eliminating range restrictions. It's a huge gain for the platform as well, because countries buying Kalkan VTOL saw they can also drop drones from this platform," he stated.
"In the near future, we will release Skydagger drones from platforms like Kizilelma, TB-2, TB-3, and Akinci. For example, considering that TB-3 can also take off from ships, at the end of the day, these represent a very significant capability gain," Oztekin added.
The combination of TB3's ship-launch capability from vessels like TCG Anadolu with kamikaze drone deployment was described as a "strategic multiplier."
Oztekin predicted Türkiye will become the global center for FPV (first-person view) drone technology by 2027, not merely satisfying European market demand.
"Europe has high costs, and producers like China take a 'wholesale' approach. Türkiye creates the difference with 'tailor-made' production between these two poles," he noted.
He highlighted Türkiye's capability to offer low-cost, highly effective, field-specific solutions that will make Ankara an indispensable player in this area. Oztekin also emphasized Skydagger's unique position in the global market.
"We are the only company in the world that can produce explosives and drones under the same roof," he said, noting this integration directly increases operational efficiency.
He also pointed out that European countries lack field experience in this area, and when it comes to kamikaze drones, "Ankara's door will be knocked on at the end of the day."
Oztekin explained Skydagger's differentiation in fiber optic cable-guided FPV drones, which are resistant to electronic jamming.
"When you request fiber optic cable from very large manufacturers like China, there are fixed lengths like 10, 15, 20 kilometers. You're going to conduct an operation 3 kilometers away, but you're forced to attach a much longer cable. This means weight. Weight means lower range or less explosive usage," he said.
"We do tailor-made work. For special operations, we provide only the appropriate cable. This way, you don't have to compromise on explosives or range," Oztekin added.
Beyond FPV drones, Skydagger has successfully tested its first fixed-wing kamikaze UAV, the TOYCA 05, stating, "In recent days, we conducted the first real explosive tests of Kamikaze UAV TOYCA 05. We successfully hit a very small target right in the center."
The company plans to develop two additional fixed-wing products beyond TOYCA 05, for a total of three fixed-wing UAV systems and five rotary-wing kamikaze drone systems.
"In fixed-wing, we have a range target starting from 25 and extending to 100 kilometers. We will give important good news in this area soon," he concluded.
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