Saudi Arabia and Türkiye agree to localize drone production.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced the signing of an agreement between this country and Turkey in the field of military cooperation and localization of drone production.
The Saudi Ministry of Defense announced that several Saudi national companies active in the military and defense industries signed an agreement and two memorandums of understanding with several Turkish defense companies regarding the localization of the UAV production industry and its systems inside Saudi Arabia.
Last month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Riyadh, during which several agreements were signed in the fields of investment, defense industry, energy and communication between the two countries.
In the statement of the Saudi Ministry of Defense, it is stated that this agreement and two memorandums of understanding were signed in the presence of Saudi Defense Minister Khaled bin Salman bin Abdulaziz in Riyadh, and the signing of these agreements follows the signing of two contracts between the Saudi Ministry of Defense and the Turkish Defense Industries Company “Baykar”. “In order to improve the level of readiness of the Saudi armed forces.
According to Al Jazeera, the Saudi Military Industries Company also announced on its Twitter account that the country has signed an agreement with the Turkish “Baykar Technology” company in the field of localization of the drone production industry in Saudi Arabia.
The Saudi company added that the signing of this agreement will strengthen its role in supporting national defense industries and domestic capabilities.
