Cavour is an Italian aircraft carrier launched in 2004. It is the flagship of the Italian Navy.
Cavour
Cavour (foreground) operating with Harry S. Truman (middle) and Charles de Gaulle (background) in the Gulf of Oman, 2014
Cavour maneuvering in the Gulf of Naples
Baykar Bayraktar TB3
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The Baykar Bayraktar TB3 is a Turkish carrier-based medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle capable of short-range landing and take-off, produced by Baykar. Its joint Turkish-Ita
Italian aircraft carrier Cavour
…have room for ten F-35Bs in the hangar, and six more parked on deck. In March 2026, the Italian Navy announced plans to acquire the Turkish-developed Bayraktar TB3 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to operate from Cavour. The acquisition is being facilitated through a strategic partnership between Baykar and…
Baykar Bayraktar TB3 on the deck of TCG Anadolu
UMTAS missile to be used in TB3
The Smart Micro Munition (MAM-L) and behind it MAM-C high explosive variant
MAM-T Munition