About Us

ALTOY Defense Industry & Aviation Inc. Ankara based Turkish company with foreign partnership (AeroVironment Inc.), was founded on 07 February 2014 under Turkish Trade Law essentials.


ALTOY was established in order to acquire HALE (High Altitude Long Endurance) platforms to Turkey. ALTOY gained the authorization from AeroVironment, company holding 85% of world drone market, to manufacture and distribute its products to the 20 countries geographically surrounding Turkey.

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Management

Trace STEVENSON - Chairman of the Board

He has served as the Vice President of Aerovironment and Product Line General Manager, SUAS since 2021. Prior to that he served as Deputy General Manager UAS. He has held various leadership roles within AeroVironment, including leading International Business Unit where he was responsible for the support of over 40 International customers. He also led and was responsible for the execution of top strategic initiatives such as the establishment of a Joint Venture in a foreign country.

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Ilker BAYRAKTAR - Member of the Board

He was a Corporate Vice President of AeroVironment, Inc., and served in different capacities as the Executive In Charge of Marketing, Sales, Product Line Management & Product Development, and International Initiatives. He also supports activities such as Technology Development Excellence, Establishing Strategic Relationships, Competitive Analysis, International Market Development, and New Venture Development. He has been living in USA for more than 30 years.


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Mustafa AKSOY - Member of the Board & General Manager

He has served in various units of the Turkish Army since 1992. In addition to being one of the first UAV pilots in the Turkish Army, he also served as the first UAV pilot instructor. After improving himself in the field of information technologies, he continued his career in this field. After his retirement in 2015, he started to work at Altoy Defense Industries & Aviation Inc.

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Vision and Values

Vision

  • Bringing advanced UAS technologies to Turkey
  • Manufacturing these systems in Turkey and export to global market through Turkey.
  • Performing maintenance of these systems
  • Becoming the foremost company in remote sensing projects

Values

  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Honesty and Integrity
  • Respect to environment and individuals
  • Team Work
  • Productivity
  • Confidentiality
  • Trust

Human Resources

Since all the positions in our company have been filled, currently we are not recruiting. Anouncement will be done via our web site in case of any vacancies or additional personnel requirement.