President Erdogan says that Türkiye’s objective is to be “fully independent in the defence industry”.
(AA)
In simply 20 years, Türkiye has made important strides in its defence trade, lowering its international dependency from 80 % to twenty %, the nation’s president has mentioned.
Speaking on Sunday on the supply ceremony of latest Altay tanks to the Turkish Armed Forces for checks within the northwestern Sakarya province, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan highlighted that Türkiye’s objective 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 whole funds for defence tasks was $5.5 billion in 2002, now it has reached a $75-billion challenge quantity, together with those within the bidding course of.
Erdogan careworn that behind each product developed within the defence trade lies years-long efforts, endurance, work and monetary energy.
“This is how every of our UCAVs (unmanned fight aerial autos) — which stand out all internationally as we speak — and our armoured land autos, warships, frigates and missiles, in addition to different methods, that are tremendously admired, have emerged,” he added.
Türkiye has turn into a provider nation for the defence trade, with its merchandise utilized by many armies, the president additionally underlined.
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Source: AA
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