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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 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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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play a simulator of unmanned aircraft at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at the jet engine parts exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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Türkiye targets over 6-bln-USD defense exports in 2023: president

STORY: Türkiye targets over 6-bln-USD defense exports in 2023: president DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of TEKNOFEST, Türkiye's biggest aviation, space, and technology fair in Izmir, Türkiye 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivering speech at the fair 3. various of Turkish-made unmanned armed fighter jet Kizilelma STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Türkiye's defense export target is to exceed 6 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. Speaking at a technology festival in the western province of Izmir, Erdogan said his country has been implementing 850 different defense projects. "With our defense industry initiatives, our exports are increasing exponentially," Erdogan said, addressing the visitors at TEKNOFEST, Türkiye's biggest aviation, space, and technology fair. The president noted that his country has been rapidly completing the tests of Kizilelma, a fighter drone c

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Children play a simulator of unmanned aircraft at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at the jet engine parts exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness

STORY: Turkish president makes public appearance at tech fair after stomach illness DATELINE: May 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of helicopters in the air 2. shots on Turkish President and the ceremony STORYLINE: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been suffering from a stomach illness, made his first public appearance in person in three days by inaugurating a tech fair in Istanbul on Saturday. The Turkish leader attended the opening ceremony of the 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah. At the ceremony, he praised the rapid growth of the fair and spoke about the efforts to create a technological ecosystem in Türkiye that enables young people to pursue their dreams. During the event, Erdogan also introduced the country's first two astronaut candidates, Air Force pilot Alper Gezeravci and propulsion systems engineer Tuva Cihangir Atasever from defe