Turkish UAVs and kamikaze drones will be produced in Kazakhstan. Negotiations on the location of production of tactical unmanned aerial systems (UAVs) and loitering munitions (kamikaze drones) were held during the IV International Exhibition of Defense and Aerospace Industry SAHA EXPO 2024 in Istanbul. The website of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports.
Defense Minister Ruslan Zhaksylykov held talks with Baykar Defense CEO Haluk Bayraktar.
«The parties came to an agreement on developing a roadmap on the issue of localizing the production of tactical unmanned aerial systems and operational-level loitering munitions on the territory of our country,» the statement says.
Ruslan Zhaksylykov also met with Turkish Minister of National Defense Yasar Guler and Chairman of the Defense Industry AgencyHaluk Görgün.
It is known that a line for the assembly and maintenance of ANKA unmanned combat aerial vehicles will be organized in Kazakhstan on the basis of the subsidiary company Kazakhstan Engineering.
A Memorandum on Military-Technical Cooperation was signed in Ankara between NC Kazakhstan Engineering JSC and Turkish Aerospace on May 10.
«Within the framework of the agreement, long-term cooperation is planned in the field of joint production of UAVs, as well as the transfer of technologies and training of personnel for the maintenance and repair of UAVs for the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan,» the press service of the ministry noted.
