Turkish drone-maker head visits US largest aircraft carrier

Turkish drone-maker head visits US largest aircraft carrier

Selçuk Bayraktar, the chairman of the board of the Turkish drone producer Baykar, has performed technical inspections on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the US Navy’s largest plane provider.

Bayraktar, together with Turkish commanders and naval officers, was invited by US Ambassador to Türkiye Jeffry Flake to the ship, which is at present conducting joint workouts with Turkish first plane provider assault ship, TCG Anadolu, within the Mediterranean Sea, the agency stated on Friday.

The Turkish and US Air Forces are additionally conducting joint coaching flights as a part of the train.

Baykar is at present creating the Bayraktar Kizilelma, a single-engine, low-observable, carrier-capable, jet-powered unmanned fight aerial car, and the Bayraktar TB3, a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned fight aerial car able to short-range touchdown and take-off.

During the inspection, Bayraktar was briefed by Rear Admiral Erik J. Eslich concerning the joint drills.

Bayraktar examined the landings and take-offs of the fighter jets within the US Navy stock after receiving data.

He defined to Rear Admiral Eslich, Admiral Rick Burgess, and the US officers on board the continued growth work on Bayraktar TB3, which is deliberate to take off and land on the TCG Anadolu and comparable short-runway ships, and Bayraktar Kizielma.

Source: www.anews.com.tr