It seems that Ukraine and Turkey continue to find ways to cooperate, even while the Russian-Ukrainian war is going on. Now Ukrainian manufacturers are participating in tenders to supply the Turkish 5th generation KAAN fighter aircraft with engines.
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Candidates for the Turkish Programme
More specifically, the Ukrainian defence website DefenceExpress reports that Ukrainian-made engines are already being used in Turkish programmes, such as the Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft, the Akinci and Anka-3 combat UAVs and finally Ankara's T929 Atak II attack helicopter.
Ukrainian Ambassador to Turkey Vasyl Bodnar made the relevant statements in an interview with Ukrainian Ukrinform.
"We are actually interested in everything related to the defense industry. Our companies participate in tenders-programs for supplying the Turkish KAAN fighter with engines. Our engines are used in the programs of the Kizilelma unmanned fighter, Akinci and Anka-3 combat drones, as well as the T929 Atak II attack helicopter," the Ukrainian official said.
According to the diplomat, it is important for both Ukraine and Turkey to develop a model of cooperation that benefits both sides, as well as to agree on restrictive measures to prevent co-production of goods with Russia.
The Ukrainian ambassador to Ukraine also stressed the courage of the Turkish defence industry, which in wartime has not hesitated to expand its activities in Ukraine.
According to Bodnar, Turkish company Onur Construction has already invested $500 million in the defence sector and plans to double this amount by 2030, while Turkish company Baykar Makina recently announced investments of $100 million.
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Ρώσοι κομάντος καταφτάνουν από τη Ρωσία στο Κρασνολιμάνσκ για επικείμενη έφοδο-Σε απόγνωση Ζαλούζνι και Σίρσκι (Βίντεο)
In particular, it is known that the Minister of Strategic Industries of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kamyshin, recently announced a new joint programme between Ankara and Kiev. This program concerns the launch of the construction of an unmanned aerial vehicle production plant on the territory of Ukraine.
Finally, we recently informed you that Turkish warships, alongside Romanian and Bulgarian vessels, will begin demining missions in the Black Sea, which after almost two years of war has become a dangerous and extensive minefield of Russian mines.
