Saudi, Turkish Defense Companies Sign Cooperation Agreements

first flight of baykar bayraktar akinci UAS

SAMI's agreement with Baykar seems to build on the huge contract secured last summer, which will see Saudi industry produce Baykar’s twin-turboprop Bayraktar Akinci UAS and associated sensors in-country for the Saudi air and naval forces.

Credit: Baykar
Saudi Arabian defense companies have signed cooperation agreements with their Turkish counterparts during a visit to Turkey by Saudi Defense Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud. During bin Salman’s July 2-3 visit, Saudi officials signed agreements with Turkish defense electronics company Aselsan...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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