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Competition brews between Turkish and US drones in Ukraine

AeroVironment's Switchblade kamikaze drone provided by the US to Ukraine to help the country fight off Russia's invasion. © ABACA via Reuters Connect

Recent US drone deliveries have driven Ukraine to give them a complementary role alongside Turkish drones, which up to now had played the starring role in the conflict. Ukraine, now a laboratory for new defence technology, has thus become a scene of defence rivalry between Turkey and the United States. [...] (804 words)

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AeroVironment
Aevex Aerospace
Avril Haines
Baykar Makina
Brian Raduenz
Conner Searcy
CoVant Management
Defense Intelligence Agency
Gilbert F. Decker
Haluk Bayraktar
Hugh Shelton
James K. Heilman
Lockheed Martin
Madison Dearborn Partners
Merlin Global Services
Mikhaïlo Podoliak
Motor Sich
Nabil Barakat
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Oriole Capital Group
Paul G. Kaminski
Paul J. Kern
Pentagon
Thales
Trive Capital
US Special Operations Command
William J. Perry

Turkey construction magnates sponsor Kazakh-Turkish defence relationship

Kazakh President Tokayev, who is keen to acquire Turkish drones, is making use of business networks established by his predecessor's son-in-law. Turkish construction magnates have thus facilitated the renewal of partnerships between Turkish and Kazakh defence industrialists. [...]

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TURKEY 13/05/2022

Aselsan, Baykar, TOGG: Abu Dhabi eyes acquisition of Turkey's military industry

The UAE's busy national security adviser Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan has designs on Turkey's defence industry and is looking to acquire a stake in Aselsan, while keeping one eye on the reconciliation between Riyadh and Ankara. [...]

UKRAINE 06/05/2022

How Zelensky's inner circle has evolved since the Russian offensive began

The day after Russian invaded Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky released a video of himself, alongside his four closest lieutenants. Since then, a clique of confidants has locked into place around him. [...]

Volodymyr Zelensky and the head of the presidential office, Andriy Yermak, during the president's speech to the US Congress. © Ukrinform/ABACA via Reuters Connect

TURKEY UKRAINE 11/04/2022

How Ankara is luring the best minds of Kyiv's defence industry

While bolstering Ukraine's army with its drones, Ankara is also hoping to benefit from the country's defence industry's expertise. To this end, Turkey has set up policies to attract engineers from Kyiv's major defence groups. [...]

KAZAKHSTAN TURKEY 15/03/2022

Turkish defence group Aselsan pursues partnership with Nur-Sultan

Taking advantage of Kazakhstan's desire to upgrade its military equipment and Turkey's "drone diplomacy", the defence group Aselsan is swinging into action to strengthen its partnership with Nur-Sultan. [...]

TURKEY UKRAINE 08/03/2022

MIT drives Ankara's cautious pro-Ukraine stance

Keen to show its support to Kyiv without alienating Russia, Turkey has had a fine balancing act to play since the start of the Ukraine conflict. Continued drone sales to Volodymyr Zelensky have put its relations with Moscow to the test. [...]

TURKEY UKRAINE 11/11/2021

Ukraine's use of Turkish drones highlights flourishing bilateral defence relationship

When Kyiv used its Bayraktar drones against pro-Russian separatists in Donetsk, Ankara raised a contrary eye, but the increasingly strong Turco-Ukrainian military partnership appears to have come out unscathed. [...]

Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlut Cavusoglu tried to officially disassociate Ankara from the operation. © Johannes Simon/POOL/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

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AeroVironment
Aevex Aerospace
Avril Haines
Baykar Makina
Brian Raduenz
Conner Searcy
CoVant Management
Defense Intelligence Agency
Gilbert F. Decker
Haluk Bayraktar
Hugh Shelton
James K. Heilman
Lockheed Martin
Madison Dearborn Partners
Merlin Global Services
Mikhaïlo Podoliak
Motor Sich
Nabil Barakat
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Oriole Capital Group
Paul G. Kaminski
Paul J. Kern
Pentagon
Thales
Trive Capital
US Special Operations Command
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