baibars attended the SAHA EXPO 2026 International Defense, Aviation and Space Industry Fair held in Istanbul on 5-9 May 2026. The Turkish-Japanese partnership based in Çukurova introduced its wide range of products, especially the tactical supply UAV platform Boran-II, to the visitors at the fair.
SAHA EXPO 2026 and baibars Stand
SAHA EXPO, one of Türkiye's largest defense industry fairs, brought together thousands of industry representatives from over 70 countries in Istanbul this year. At the baibars stand, visitors had the opportunity to closely examine the different categories of unmanned aerial vehicles developed by the company within the scope of its aggressive international growth strategy.
Boran-II: Tactical Supply UAV Platform
The prominent product exhibited at the fair was baibars' tactical supply UAV platform Boran-II. Developed with a dual-use architecture, Boran-II was designed for both civil logistics operations, disaster response, border surveillance and defense industry supply chain operations. The platform is part of baibars' product family, produced in NATO member Türkiye and developed in the Turkish-Japanese engineering ecosystem.
Exhibited Product Range
Other platforms at the baibars stand:
Agricultural spraying drones (CT series)
Fire-fighting UAV Cesur-III
Logistics and UAV platforms for supply purposes
Subsystems developed with domestic engineering
Baibars drones are produced with a domestic content rate exceeding 65%; The company aims to increase this rate to 80% by 2029.
Strategic Importance
SAHA EXPO participation was a critical step following the news of Baibars in Nikkei Asia recently. In the Nikkei news, baibars was positioned as the West's strongest Turkish-Japanese alternative against Chinese manufacturers in the European and US markets. The meetings held with international delegations during the fair supported the company's goal of further expanding its export network, which has reached 11 countries.
About baibars
baibars is Mekatronik Aviation Inc., founded in Çukurova in 2021, producing agriculture, firefighting, logistics and dual-use UAV platforms. In 2023, a strategic partnership was established with Exedy Corporation, based in Osaka, Japan, and the company is developing in the Turkish-Japanese engineering ecosystem.
