Leonardo and Baykar formally revealed the name of the joint venture as LBA Systems on its X account.
LBA Systems is set to make its debut throughout Paris Airshow 2025 to happen on 16-22 June.Baykar CTO Seluk Bayraktar and Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani emphasised that LBA Systems will integrate both companies strengths.The joint endeavor will integrate Baykars field-proven UAVs like Bayraktar TB2 and Aknc as platforms and Leonardos various payloads (Radars, optics).
This synergy is imagined to answer the needs of European nations seeking various types of UAVs for their services.
Presently, the majority of the UAV/UCAVs above tactical class in usage with European nations are of American or Israeli origin.Possible IntegrationsPreviously, Leonardo published a list of payloads that can be integrated into Baykars products in its 2025 Industrial Plan.
These payloads include Gabbiano nose-mounted radar, Osprey family of AESA radars, Skyward IRST, LEOSS S/T EO/IR system, and BriteStorm compact EW system.Osprey 30 AESA radar has been just recently found onboard a Bayraktar TB2 UCAV operated by Poland, which works as the very first example of what can be expected.Kzlelma for Italy as GCAPs Loyal Wingman?The Industrial Plan 2025 also consists of the Kzlelma unmanned fighter as a potential topic of cooperation for collective combat airplane, something that is pictured for the GCAPs next-generation fighter being developed by the U.K., Italy, and Japan.Before this, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani likewise stated that Kzlelma or a derivative of it could become a loyal wingman for the GCAP programs next-generation fighter throughout the finalizing of the MoU for the joint venture.Kzlelmas design, being in parallel with a fifth-generation fighter in terms of low observability procedures, sensing unit provisions, and agility, lays the base for an unmanned combat aircraft that can accompany fighters.On Tuesday, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani and Baykar chairman Selcuk Bayraktar launched a YouTube video entitled Lets meet at #ParisAirShow, welcoming individuals to their LBA Systems display, a companys joint venture.The strong synergy in between Leonardo and Baykar is actually the asset of the joint venture, Cingolani stated.
We can combine the most innovative payloads, electronics, sensors, video cameras, and technologies with the most sophisticated drones that Baykar is fabricating with various sizes and payloads.LBA Systems combines 2 engineering heavyweights with a shared vision: Baykars battle-proven UCAV technologies and Leonardos European experience and system combination form a best alliance-lets meet, connect, and take part in these exciting days together, stated Bayraktar in the video.Turkish UAVs to be Displayed for 1st Time in ParisBaykars locally produced UAVs will be showcased for the first time at the International Paris Air Show, namely the Bayraktar Aknc unmanned combat aerial automobile (UCAV), the Bayraktar TB3 UAV, and the Kemankes 1 Mini Intelligent Cruise Missile.Baykars Bayraktar Aknc is a UCAV with a high payload capacity and long-range objective abilities, and the Bayraktar TB3 is the worlds initially UAV that can take off from and arrive at short-runway ships.Kemankes 1 is an expert system (AI)-powered high-precision rocket with a functional series of over 200 kilometers (124.27 miles).
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