French paper: Drone technology boosts Turkiye's military power

 

Turkish military might is rapidly increasing thanks to its drone technology and investments in the domestic armament industry which for a long time was dependent on imports, says La Croix.

Successful performances in Syria, Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh increased Turkish drone sales, says the report. (AA)

Turkiye is increasingly asserting itself as a military power while being able to produce and market its weapons, according to an analysis published in a French newspaper.

The analysis, titled "How drones are changing warfare" in the French paper La Croix said on Tuesday that the recent conflicts in Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ethiopia have made the use of armed drones widespread.

Noting that Turkish TB-2 and Israeli Harop drones helped Azerbaijan win the conflict in a short time with much less loss of life in Nagorno-Karabakh, it said Turkiye successfully benefited from armed drones in Syria in March 2020 and Libya's Government of National Accord gained superiority over forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar thanks to Turkish drones.

It also pointed out that affordable and high-quality drones produced by Turkish company Baykar are especially inviting for African countries, adding Ukraine also purchased 20 Turkish drones.

Leading armed unmanned drone manufacturers including Turkiye, the US, China, Israel and Russia are working on a combination of artificial intelligence and robot technology, it added.

 

It underlined that the performance and technological superiority of the TB-2 allows it to change the balance in power relations, adding dozens of Turkish drones were exported to Ukraine, Poland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Qatar.

It also said that Turkish drones were the focal point of the 3rd Turkiye-Africa summit held in Istanbul on December 17-18.

Citing defence policy expert Arda Mevlutoglu, the article said: "What is important to emphasise is that Turkiye is able to offer products of NATO standards without imposing heavy diplomatic restrictions as Western countries do."

Source: AA 

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