ANKARA
The top of Ukraine’s presidential workplace, Andriy Yermak, has visited the services of Baykar Applied sciences, a Turkish producer of drones, to current Selçuk Bayraktar, the corporate’s chief know-how officer, with the Order of Benefit.
The edges mentioned present and future cooperation initiatives, notably relating to the manufacturing of UAVs on the territory of Ukraine.
“The important thing factor of enhancing the strategic partnership between Ukraine and Türkiye would be the creation of a coaching middle and manufacturing unit of the Baykar firm on the territory of our nation, in addition to the joint manufacturing of promising aviation engines,” the Ukrainian official mentioned.
As well as, pursuant to the directions of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Yermak awarded Bayraktar with the Order of Benefit, III diploma.
“We proceed to reinforce the protection functionality of our state in shut cooperation with our strategic associate, Türkiye,” Yermak famous.
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Ukrainian Ambassador to Türkiye Vasyl Bodnar mentioned in August that Baykar is presently within the means of constructing a manufacturing unit on Ukrainian territory.
“Baykar has already bought a plot of land in Ukraine and developed the undertaking for the plant.”
Bodnar additionally mentioned that the choice to construct a manufacturing unit in Ukraine wasn’t simply political. “It’s also sensible since a big variety of the fashions that will probably be produced at this plant could have Ukrainian parts of their manufacturing,” Bodnar mentioned.
Ukraine has acquired 50 armed drones from Baykar because the starting of the battle on Feb. 24, in accordance with Ukrainian Protection Minister Oleksii Reznikov, three of which have been donated by the corporate to Kiev.
Baykar’s drones won’t ever be bought to Russia, affirmed Haluk Bayraktar, the corporate’s CEO, on July 18, including that he helps Ukraine in its battle for sovereignty and independence.
“Türkiye and Ukraine have a strategic degree of relations, particularly within the aerospace and protection industries,” he mentioned.
