The purpose of Turkey is to be among the leading countries in the field of space technology and turn the country’s allocation into a source of military -space power. This was stated by the Minister of National Defense of Turkey, Hulushi Akar, commenting on the preparing launch of the distance probe of the land of domestic development ̇mece.
“Thanks to the excellent quality and advanced parameters of the ̇mece satellite, as well as the Göktürk-1 and Göktürk-2 sounding satellites, Turkey will increase the power in orbit,” said Akar.
According to him, Imece satellite management, which will adopt after the completion of orbital tests and acceptance stages, will be carried out by the Turkish Air Force command.
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“Thus, we will be one of the few armed forces that will be commanded by more than one satellite of a single ground station. Currently, the Turkish Armed Forces are among the few NATO armies with cosmic capabilities. This is a special occasion for us Pride. We carefully monitor the space activity of the Alliance and contribute, ”the minister said.
At the same time, the head of the Turkish Ministry of Defense drew attention to the use of space for military purposes and what this will lead to in the future.
“In accordance with the vision within the framework of the concept of” Century of Turkey “, we strive to turn our country into a larger and powerful power. We are full of determination in this matter, including thanks to the trust of the Turkish people provided to us. We are able to do this “, – stated the minister.