Turkish defence firm Baykar unveiled its next-generation autonomous homegrown combat drones during a swarm demonstration ahead of their public debut at the SAHA 2026 defence expo to be held in Istanbul next month.
The K2 Kamikaze UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) and the Sivrisinek loitering munition have been shown to operate in highly coordinated and artificial intelligence (AI)-powered swarms during a recent field test at the firm’s Kesan Test Center.
The event kicked off with five K2 Kamikaze UAVs taking off and flying in complex formations, soon to be joined by a swarm of ten Sivrisinek loitering munitions.
Baykar’s larger Bayraktar TB2, TB3, and Akinci combat drones escorted and recorded the operation from above at the same time.
The drones successfully performed positioning, navigation and targeting completely independent of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), using advanced AI-powered visual navigation software.
The AI software allows the swarm to carry out autonomous target detection and strikes even when GPS signals are jammed or unavailable.
