Türkiye's Skydagger unveils mobile FPV drone factory producing 500 monthly

Türkiye's defense company Skydagger, established with Baykar's support, has unveiled the containerized MDF500 factory, which can assemble up to 500 FPV drones per month directly in the area of deployment. Since 2024, the company has exported around 75,000 loitering munitions to more than 30 countries.

Türkiye's defense company Skydagger, which is developing with the support of drone manufacturer Baykar, has unveiled the MDF500 mobile FPV drone factory. The presentation took place on November 8 under the slogan “The FPV drone factory is now in the field.”

The complex is housed in a standard container slightly more than 12 meters long and is designed for transport by truck and sea vessel. It contains a semi-automated assembly line with a capacity of up to 500 small drones per month, a climate-controlled work area, a solar-panel power system, a fire-resistant battery storage facility and a testing area. The aim is to assemble drones closer to where they will be deployed and reduce dependence on stationary factories and logistics.

Skydagger was founded in 2024 and specializes in developing and mass-producing kamikaze FPV drones. According to the Turkish outlet SavunmaSanayiST, the company has exported around 75,000 loitering munitions to more than 30 countries during that time and is currently working to establish factories in five countries. At BAMEX 2026 in Mali's capital, Bamako, the company displayed the RTF 10" FPV drone, the fixed-wing TOYCA 05 unmanned aircraft and the HUNTER interceptor drone.

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The company is deeply integrated into the Baykar ecosystem: its FPV drones are being tested as payloads for Bayraktar-family unmanned aircraft. One of the first tests involved dropping a Skydagger FPV drone from the Bayraktar Kalkan vertical-takeoff unmanned aircraft, enabling trials of a configuration in which a larger reconnaissance aircraft delivers and launches a smaller strike drone.

Türkiye's Skydagger unveils mobile FPV drone factory producing 500 monthly