Turkiye eyes drone sales to Malaysia in defence export drive
The Anka drone manufactured by Tunas Aerospace Industries Inc that Turkiye hopes to sell to Malaysia. (Wikipedia pic)
ANKARA: Turkiye is seeking to sell Malaysia a batch of armed drones, according to two defence industry officials familiar with the matter, in its latest bid to project military influence and build alliances through defence exports.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government wants to sell at least three Anka drones and an ammunition production line, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information.
The Anka models can fly at higher altitudes than the Akinci and TB-2 drones that Turkiye has exported to countries including Poland and Ukraine, including for use against Russian forces.
Erdogan and Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday oversaw the signing in Ankara of two memorandums of understanding between Anka manufacturer Tusas Aerospace Industries Inc and Malaysia’s state-run defence industry body, MA Analytics.
Turkiye’s state-run ammunition maker Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu Genel Mudurlugu signed a separate cooperation deal with MA Analytics, which specialises in military and defence equipment.
ANKARA: Turkiye is seeking to sell Malaysia a batch of armed drones, according to two defence industry officials familiar with the matter, in its latest bid to project military influence and build alliances through defence exports.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government wants to sell at least three Anka drones and an ammunition production line, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the information.
The Anka models can fly at higher altitudes than the Akinci and TB-2 drones that Turkiye has exported to countries including Poland and Ukraine, including for use against Russian forces.
Erdogan and Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob on Thursday oversaw the signing in Ankara of two memorandums of understanding between Anka manufacturer Tusas Aerospace Industries Inc and Malaysia’s state-run defence industry body, MA Analytics.
Turkiye’s state-run ammunition maker Makina ve Kimya Endustrisi Kurumu Genel Mudurlugu signed a separate cooperation deal with MA Analytics, which specialises in military and defence equipment.
The RuZian invasion of Ukraine has become a live-action advertising campaign for Turkish drones.
ReplyDeleteUkraine has been effective in using drones to Take Out RuZian Tanks by the dozens., hitting them on their most vulnerable area topside.
The drones were also reported to have been used to distract the operating crew on the Ruzian heavy cruiser Moskva's supposedly Super Sophisticated air defence missile systems, right at the moment Ukraine's Neptune missiles were inbound to their target.