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Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Selçuk Bayraktar, President and CTO of Baykar and Roberto Cingolani CEO Leonardo. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni receives Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Villa Pamphili, venue of the fourth summit between Rome and Ankara. Rome, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Selçuk Bayraktar, President and CTO of Baykar and Roberto Cingolani CEO Leonardo. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni receives Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Villa Pamphili, venue of the fourth summit between Rome and Ankara. Rome, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar TB3, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Türkiye signs drone deal with Saudi Arabia

STORY: Türkiye signs drone deal with Saudi Arabia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi city of Jeddah (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of the cooperation and the export of drone deal of Türkiye with Saudi Arabia in the Saudi city of Jeddah (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 3. various of the Turkish combat drone "AKINCI" (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish drone maker Baykar signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to sell its combat drone "AKINCI TIHA," to the kingdom, Baykar's CEO said in a tweet Tuesday. "We signed Bayraktar AKINCI TIHA export and cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia," said Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar Technology. According to Baykar, "AKINCI" is a high-altitude long-endurance combat unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with dual artificial intelligence avionics and is ca

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Türkiye's unmanned fighter Kizilelma carries out maiden flight

STORY: Türkiye's unmanned fighter Kizilelma carries out maiden flight DATELINE: Dec. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kizilelma carrying out maiden flight STORYLINE: Turkish fighter drone Kizilelma carried out its maiden flight on Wednesday, Turkish defense company Baykar Technology said. Kizilelma, officially known as the National Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle System, has a payload capacity of 1.5 tons, and the maximum distance it can cover to perform combat missions is 926 km, according to the technical specifications issued by the company. Powered by a turbofan engine, Kizilelma can fly for up to 5 hours, and reach speeds of up to 800 kph (500 mph or Mach 0.64), the company said. The aircraft will extend Türkiye's armed drone capabilities from land-based to naval operations. It will be capable of taking off from and landing on short-runway aircraft carriers, including the flagship-to-be amphibious assault ship TCG Anadolu of the Turkish Navy. Bay

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Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023

STORY: Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: SAMSUN, Türkiye CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Red Apple, some other Turkish drones on the air 3. various of Selcuk Bayraktar from BAYKAR Technologies 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting from the Technofest of Türkiye in the city of Samsun. And behind, this is the superstar of this event. This is the first unmanned fighter jet of Türkiye. And this is a high technology product of the Turkish industry this year. And it's still under development." Türkiye's defense company Baykar Technology said on Tuesday that it plans to make the maiden flight of unmanned fighter named Kizilelma in 2023. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology "We're prepar

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Türkiye's aerospace, technology festival starts in Black Sea region

STORY: Türkiye's aerospace, technology festival starts in Black Sea region DATELINE: Aug. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: SAMSUN, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival STORYLINE: The aerospace and technology festival of Türkiye started in Samsun in the Black Sea region on Tuesday. The six-day event will feature air shows with fighter jets, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and helicopters, as well as technology competitions in more than 40 different categories, including semiconductors, drones, satellites, rockets, robotics and artificial intelligence. The prototype of Türkiye's first unmanned warplane, Bayraktar Kizilelma, will also make public for the first time at the festival, according to the Baykar company. Visitors are also able to examine various aircraft, such as F-16 and F-4 jets, and many drones at the exhibition. Besides, exhibitions, seminars, and workshops will also be held during the event. The festival has been organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundat

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Turkish combat drone sets new national altitude record

STORY: Turkish combat drone sets new national altitude record DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of unmanned Bayraktar Akinci B combat drone flying STORYLINE: Turkey's unmanned Bayraktar Akinci B combat drone has set a national aviation record by flying to new heights, its developer company said Thursday. Akinci flew at an altitude of 45,118 feet (13,752 meters) during a test flight, breaking the record for the highest altitude of a national aircraft, Turkey's English newspaper Daily Sabah reported. The aircraft is developed by Baykar company under the leadership of Turkey's Presidency of Defense Industries. "Yet again, the Bayraktar AKINCI broke another national altitude record! It broke its own previous record again for an altitude achieved by a native-made aircraft" in Turkey, Baykar announced on Twitter. Akinci took off on Tuesday to perform endurance, high altitude and high speed tests, and flew 20 hours and 23 minutes covering 6,406 k