Expert analysis by CSET’s Lauren Kahn was featured in an article published by Nikkei Asia. The article discusses how Baykar Technology, a Turkish drone maker, has achieved global recognition by producing the Bayraktar TB2 armed drone, which played a crucial role in conflicts like the Ukraine war and the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
Kahn notes, “TB2’s success came despite its technological limitations.” She elaborates, stating, “The TB2 is an unlikely hero: cheap, hard to hide and plodding.” She added, “The game-changer in the war with Russia was Ukraine’s creativity in using the drones and its ability to “exploit a given piece of technology’s relative strengths and weaknesses.”
Read the full article in Nikkei Asia.