President Erdogan says that Türkiye’s purpose is to be “fully independent in the defence industry”.
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In simply twenty years, Türkiye has made vital strides in its defence business, lowering its overseas dependency from 80 % to twenty %, the nation’s president has mentioned.
Speaking on Sunday on the supply ceremony of recent Altay tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces for exams within the northwestern Sakarya province, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted that Türkiye’s purpose is to be “fully independent in the defence industry”.
“We have reduced the foreign dependency in the defence industry from around 80 percent to some 20 percent in such a short time as 20 years. The number of defence projects, which was merely 62 in 2002, has today surpassed 750,” Erdogan mentioned.
The Turkish chief additionally mentioned that whereas Türkiye’s complete funds for defence initiatives was $5.5 billion in 2002, now it has reached a $75-billion challenge quantity, together with those within the bidding course of.
Erdogan harassed that behind each product developed within the defence business lies years-long efforts, persistence, work and monetary energy.
“This is how every of our UCAVs (unmanned fight aerial automobiles) — which stand out all internationally right this moment — and our armoured land automobiles, warships, frigates and missiles, in addition to different programs, that are drastically admired, have emerged,” he added.
Türkiye has change into a provider nation for the defence business, with its merchandise utilized by many armies, the president additionally underlined.
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Source: AA
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