Turkey, which has made a great leap forward in recent years, is taking steady steps forward in the field of defense industry. Early 2000s 30 percent The rate of localization in the defense industry has increased with investments made in the past few years. To 80 percent He rose up. International companies that wanted to prevent Türkiye’s rapid rise were forced to go bankrupt.
Turkey has made a name for itself in the defense industry with its offensive defense weapons and missiles and especially its recently produced drones and UAVs. Drones and UAVs produced by Turkey are not only effectively used in the fight against terrorism in Turkey, but are also exported to the world. Türkiye’s movements are outside the borders The olive branch, the spring of peace, and the Euphrates shield After local drones, which increased their operational power in the field in their operations, entered the world’s radar, The war between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Libya, Ukraine and Russia It was also used effectively in war.
It has been sold to 28 countries
Proving himself on the field Drones and UCAVMany countries lined up to buy them. The Bayraktar TB2, the most widely used model of drone, has been exported to a total of 28 countries so far. From Türkiye “Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Ukraine, Turkmenistan, Morocco, Kyrgyzstan, Poland, Pakistan, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, Tunisia, Iraq, Libya, Niger, Tajikistan, Algeria, Somalia, Djibouti, Lithuania, Mali, United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Togo , Burkina Faso.” Countries like these have bought drones.
Efforts have been made to prevent the rise
After Turkish drones became one of the most sought-after weapon systems in the world and were sold independently, some attempts were made to prevent them. However, Turkish drones were not affected by these initiatives, and while alternative technologies were developed, the companies that took the initiative went bankrupt. Turkish dronesCanadian company Telemus, which banned its products October 27, 2021The bankruptcy flag has been raised in…
The Greek company set up to block Turkish drones also faced the same end. from Greece “TB2 Hunter” It produces anti-drone systems called Minotaur, which it describes as sokos robots, The named company went bankrupt.
Bankruptcy of a Canadian company
Canadian defense company T, which provides imaging and targeting systems for Turkish droneselemus It decided to impose an arms embargo on Turkey on the grounds that it supported Azerbaijan in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War. While Turkey continues to produce imaging and targeting systems domestically, the Canadian company declared bankruptcy on October 27, 2021.
The Greeks could not deal with the matter
Attempts in Greece, which tried to catch up with Turkish drone technology, also failed. from Greece “Hunter TB2” Presented as Minotaur Anti-drone systems produce their name Sokos Robots Despite all the financial support provided by the government, the aforementioned company failed to survive in this sector. The Greek company’s adventure ended after less than a year. The company recently declared bankruptcy.
The giants in Siha were displaced
Turkey’s taking its place in the global market with its high-tech drones has also unseated the imperialist countries that controlled the drone market. Countries such as the United States, Israel and China, which dominated the world before Turkey began producing drones, suffered severe blows to their sales after Turkey.
2000-2017 Between A402 Bahraini dinars, Israel 548, China 217 While they were selling drones, they lost the championship in the last two years after Turkey became a partner in the drone market.
According to recorded data, in the past two years Türkiye 190 drone sales While performing, China 173, United States 143, Israel 142 drones Was able to export.
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