Baykar Snaps Up Italy’s Piaggio Aerospace

Person holding phone with Piaggio Aerospace logo in front of computer
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Turkish drone maker Baykar has acquired Italy’s beleaguered Piaggio Aerospace. The acquisition comes just more than six years after the Italian business turboprop and would-be uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer was forced into extraordinary administration. The Italian procedure for...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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