Congratulations to Turkey’s strengthening defense industry from the German media
In the news titled “Turkey’s astonishing rise as an armament power”, it was stated that Turkey was carrying out an ambitious rearmament plan.
In the news, self-sufficiency in the defense industry was expressed more and more with each passing day, after the bad experiences Turkey had with Germany in this regard.
Turkey received an order for 1000 “Leopard 2” battle tanks from the German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and Rheinmetall 20 years ago, but it is reported that no result came from the 7 billion-euro agreement, and the storage is recorded:
“President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants Turkey to become its own weapons-supplying country instead. Instead of relying on arms imports, it is building its own strong defense industry. This includes the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, tanks, warplanes, howitzers and warships.”
In the news that Erdogan will deliver modern Turkish howitzers (Storm 2) to the Armed Forces, it was shared that the Storm 2s have the same caliber of 155 millimeters as Germany’s “PzH 2000”.
In the news, it was emphasized that on the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Turkey, President Erdogan wants to present Turkey to the world public opinion and his own people as “the best player in guarding weapons”.
In the news, which stated that Turkey allocates 2.1 percent of its gross domestic product to defense in 2021, and these figures are higher than many other European escapes, Ankara has thus exceeded NATO’s 2 percent target.
According to the news, where experts from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) showcased Aselsan and TAI among the world’s top 100 defense companies, Germany has just started to equip its forces with modern weapons by establishing a 100 billion euro fund with the Russia-Ukraine War, while Turkey’s It was stated that a different path was followed in previous years.
In the news, which emphasized that Bayraktar TB2s from Turkey were delivered to Ukraine and Ukraine praised these weapons in its war with Russia, the news said, “The Turkish company, even a flight flight to a military ship in the past, was 15 meters long. made its flight. This pilot aircraft will be operational this year.” it was said.
“Erdogan had to find other sources after the embargoes”
In the news, which was also marked by the owner of Turkey’s leasing of warplanes in the kingdom, “The National Combat Aircraft model known as TF-X is expected to be introduced to the world public for the first time in March. It sends a signal.” statement was included.
In the news, it was reminded that Turkey took part in the F-35 project, a modern stealth fighter jet that Germany had recently ordered, and was later removed from the project after the purchase of air defense systems from Russia, pointing out that this accelerated Turkey’s own jet ships.
In the news, it was stated that tank leaders like South Korea who were left behind in Asian schools were among the world leaders, and it was reported that Turkey worked with these owners for the engine of the Altay tank.
In the news, Turkey’s rise in the defense industry is also marked in close connection with the sanctions and arms embargoes imposed on the NATO member country Turkey, which is also a member of the Western defense system, adding that “Germany or the United States do not provide key technology for Turkey’s new armament facility. He had to find other sources for Erdogan.” to say