Baykar’s General Manager Haluk Bayraktar answered the questions of TVNET Editor-In-Chief İsmail Halis in a joint live broadcast aired on the digital platforms of Yeni Şafak, TVNET and GZT, YeniSafak reports. “Turkey used to procure helicopters, drones and tanks from overseas. These purchases have all been cancelled. We said that we would locally produce these and a will was put forth. This was only a dream 15 years ago, but we advanced to today step by step,” Bayraktar said.
Baykar today plays a critical role in pioneering the unmanned aerial system (UAS) market in Turkey (Picture source: Baykar) |