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