Turkey’s developments in the field of defense industry and export agreements continue to be in the headlines of the international defense press. US-based media outlets devoted extensive coverage to both the Kargu UAV’s destruction of its target with an armor-piercing bullet and NATO member Romania’s order of a large number of Cobra 2 armored fighting vehicles from Turkey. The Oruç Reis seismic research ship, which will carry out oil and natural gas exploration in Somalia, is also in the focus of the defense media.
PIONEER IN TACTICAL ‘UAVS’
US-based global defense publication Military Leak headlined the fact that the national strike UAV system Kargu accurately hit its target with armor-piercing bullets. Developed by STM Defense Technologies Combat system was published in the publication where the comment that Kargu “has made pioneering innovations in the field of tactical mini UAV” was shared. The following statements were made about: “Kargu brings one of the most practical solutions to the ever-evolving battlefield needs. It is estimated that Kargu will have a great impact, especially in the fight against terrorism.”
IT WILL DESTROY RADARS
According to the analysis in the publication, ammunition equipment can be changed very quickly on the battlefield. The comment that Kargu is expected to be “met with great demand in the international defense market” was also included. The publication stated that a Radio-frequency scanning system will be added to Kargu soon; He underlined that the UAV can thus neutralize enemy radar and electronic systems.
PRACTICAL UAV
On the other hand, the ‘Kargu UAV system’ has technologies that surpass its competitors with its effective strike capability, as well as the ability to create intelligence images using artificial intelligence and silently send ammunition to the target. Kargu, which can be used by a single expert personnel, can be made ready for operation within a minute. Since the crow flies below the scanning area of the radars, the risk of being caught is also quite low. More than five thousand Kargu systems have been produced to date and are currently exported to more than 10 countries.
GIANT EXPORT
Defense News, another important defense publication broadcasting from the United States, focused on NATO member Romania’s order of 1,059 national armored military personnel vehicles Cobra 2 from Turkey. According to the agreement worth 940 million dollars, the first 278 Cobra 2 vehicles will be produced and delivered by Otokar in Turkey; The remaining vehicles will be produced in Romania. According to defense experts speaking to the publication, Romania, which modernizes its land army in accordance with NATO’s new concept, aims to increase its defense power due to the Russia-Ukraine War that continues next door.
WILL BE ANALYZED IN ANKARA
The respected military news site Army Recognition featured the seismic research ship Oruç Reis sent to Somalia. In the analysis article, it was shared that the national seismic research ship will carry out three-dimensional seismic studies for oil and natural gas resources in Somalia’s onshore and offshore blocks and that the collected data will be analyzed in Ankara.
NEXT TO GEDIZ AND GÖKOVA
Sharing the information with its readers that drilling activities will begin in the areas determined according to the analysis results, the publication stated that “Oruç Reis was accompanied by the frigates TCG Gediz and TCG Gökova from the Turkish Naval Forces.” Media organ regarding the agreement between Türkiye and Somalia “Oruç Reis also represents Turkey’s energy interests in the Horn of Africa region. “Türkiye has the right to explore for oil and natural gas in a 15 thousand kilometer maritime area in the region,” he commented.
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