The Turkish Armed Forces target 10 million kamikaze systems in 10 years

Chief of the General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu said the Turkish Armed Forces aim to produce 5 million kamikaze systems in five years and 10 million in 10 years. A Turkish team won the International Military Drone Competition organized by the Land Forces.

Chief of the General Staff Gen. Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu spoke at the awards ceremony for the International Best Military Drone Team Competition, organized by the Land Forces Command in Ankara. Bayraktaroğlu said the Turkish Armed Forces aim to produce 5 million kamikaze systems in five years and 10 million in 10 years.

Bayraktaroğlu said the localization rate in the defense industry had reached 83 percent. He added that the future battlefield would be determined by which side uses manned and unmanned systems more effectively in coordination, and that employing the two together would increase operational effectiveness.

An FPV-type kamikaze unmanned aerial vehicle

Turkish team takes first place

The competition began on October 20 at Martyr Army Aviation First Lieutenant Gürcan Ulucan Square in Temelli, Ankara, and lasted five days. Twenty-two teams from 18 countries took part, while 14 countries participated as observers. Türkiye was represented by five teams, each consisting of three military personnel, and the teams completed a 23-obstacle course.

Türkiye, Pakistan, Italy and France reached the final. The first team of the Land Forces Command took first place, followed by Pakistan in second, Italy in third and France in fourth. Bayraktaroğlu presented the award to the first-place team, Land Forces Commander Gen. Metin Tokel presented the award to the second-place team, and Sudan Land Forces Commander Lt. Gen. Malik Altayeb Khogali Alneil presented the award to the third-place team.

Deputy Minister of National Defence Bilal Durdalı and Gendarmerie General Commander Gen. Ali Çardakçı also attended the ceremony.

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