Türkiye Opens Bayraktar Drone Factory in Ukraine to Fight Russian Invasion

 Türkiye Opens Bayraktar Drone Factory in Ukraine to Fight Russian Invasion.

Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone is seen during a rehearsal for a military parade dedicated to Independence Day, in Kyiv, Ukraine, August 20, 2021.

Ukraine's defense ministry signed an agreement with Turkish drone magnate Baykar Makina to build a drone repair and maintenance service center in Ukraine, a ministry official said Monday 30/07/2023.

Ukraine seeks to increase domestic production of drones to build an “Army of Drones” in its fight against Russian troops that invaded the country in February 2022.

"The establishment of the service center will be a significant contribution to strengthening Ukraine's defense capabilities and will help bring our victory closer," the ministry's state secretary Kostiantyn Vashchenko said in a statement.

Ukrainian manufacturers have sharply increased domestic production of drones. More than 10,000 drone operators have been trained with another 10,000 in training, said Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister in charge of the "Drone Army" last week.

Both Ukrainian and Russian forces have used a variety of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, for reconnaissance and strike purposes during the war.

Ukrainian media reported earlier this month, citing Ukraine's strategic industry minister Oleksandr Kamyshin, that Baykar had started construction of a plant to manufacture Ukraine's famous Bayraktar TB2 UAV.

The Bayraktar TB2, which has been used by Ukraine against the Russian invasion, along with conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Karabakh, is spearheading Türkiye's global defense export push.

The TB2 is especially popular in Ukraine, where it helps destroy Russian artillery systems and armored vehicles. It even became the subject of an expletive-strewn patriotic hit in Ukraine mocking Russian troops, with a chorus of “Bayraktar, Bayraktar.”

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