CAIRO, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia signed a strategic agreement with Turkish defence firm Baykar Tech to localise the manufacturing of drones in the kingdom, state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday.
The agreement "will enhance SAMI’s role in supporting the national defence industry and strengthening our local capabilities," SAMI said.
In July, Saudi Arabia agreed to buy Turkish drones from Baykar in the biggest defence contract in Turkey's history.
Investments and funding from the Gulf have helped relieve pressure on Turkey's economy and its currency reserves since 2021, when Ankara launched a diplomatic effort to repair ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
Turkey had been at odds for years with the two Gulf states over Ankara's support of pro-democracy movements in the Middle East and North Africa and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.
Source: REUTERS
Ukraine's destruction of Russian artillery systems and armoured vehicles with Turkish Bayraktar TB2 aerial drones has made "the whole world" a customer, according to its designer.
Türkiye’s cutting-edge unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) Bayraktar Akıncı, bearing a Turkish defense giant Aselsan-made CATS camera, has test fired with an Aselsan laser guidance kit, hitting the target with pinpoint accuracy.
A historic agreement for the export of Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs was signed in Zagreb between Baykar and the Ministry of Defense of Croatia. The Bayraktar TB2, Türkiye’s leading defense platform, will join Croatia’s security forces inventory and begin operations in Croatian airspace.
مركز الصيانة والإصلاح والعمرة (MRO)
مزود خدمات الطائرات بدون طيار (UAV)
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