Turkey prepares for the unmanned aerial vehicle era in civil aviation and logistics

The Turkish defense sector is preparing to initiate a pilotless era in air cargo transportation by carrying the expertise it has acquired in unmanned aerial vehicles into the field of civil logistics.

Autonomous Era in Civil Aviation

The successes achieved in the military field with the Bayraktar TB2 are opening the door to a new revolution in civil logistics and air cargo transportation. Following driverless technologies on highways, steps are accelerating for a pilotless era in air transportation as well.

Vision for Indigenous Transport Aircraft

Making the existing air cargo fleet autonomous or producing large transport aircraft designed directly as unmanned constitute an important part of the country's indigenous aviation vision.

Strategic Moves and Potential

Sector representatives and experts point out that Turkey's potential in this field is quite high and emphasize the importance of strategic moves. Turkish companies are expected to develop unmanned cargo aircraft in the near future.

Trade Route of the Future

Logistics investments by pioneering actors such as Baykar demonstrate that autonomous technologies will be integrated into this field. Unmanned transport aircraft are projected to reduce costs and increase logistics speed.