Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan responded to criticism of one of the leading manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) – Baykar.
At a meeting of the parliamentary faction of the ruling party of justice and development in Ankara, the Turkish leader said that the reason for Baykar’s criticism is the contribution of this company to the achievement of Turkey, Anadolu reports.
He recalled that Bayraktar TB -2 UAV has proven themselves to proven themselves in many regions – from Syria to Karabakh in Azerbaijan.
“Our country today is criticized by those who tried to unsuccessfully force Turkey to quarrel in Syria, put in a” awkward position “in Karabakh, and a hopeless position in the Aegean Sea,” Erdogan emphasized.
According to him, today 8 unmanned companies are already operating in Turkey, and contrary to the inconcension campaign to Baykar, such an number of orders are received today that the company’s production facilities are fully loaded, and supplies are planned for 4-5 years in advance.
“Those who yesterday refused Turkey to supply drones today turn to Ankara for the purchase of UAVs,” Erdogan noted.