Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar and Italian defense giant Leonardo have agreed to form a joint venture. The agreement was signed in Rome by Leonardo CEO Roberto Chingolani and Baykar Chairman Selcuk Bayraktar. The aim is to combine advanced Turkish developments in this field with high Italian technological standards.

Saudi Arabia will use the Falcon, a firefighting and rescue drone, for the first time during this year's Hajj season. The drone, equipped with artificial intelligence, is designed to carry out firefighting and rescue operations in high mountains or more remote areas.

Russia provided at least 1.8 tons of gold bars, worth a total of about $104 million, to an Iranian company as payment for Shahed-136 strike drones.

The first tests of unmanned aerial vehicles specially developed for the needs of the Armed Forces by local enterprises took place in Kazakhstan. They are equipped with modern video surveillance cameras, sensors, distance measuring devices and thermal imagers.