Unmanned aerial vehicles

The Turkish arms industry is booming, and the country's drones are a real export hit. President Erdogan is proud of the development in the industry, and the army regularly tests new weapons abroad, Deutsche Welle reports.

Teknofest, Turkey's largest aerospace and technology gathering and the world's second-biggest aviation event, kicked off on Sept. 21 in Istanbul.

The five-day festival, jointly organized by the Turkish Technology Team Foundation (T3) and the Industry and Technology Ministry, is going to last until Sept. 26 in Istanbul's Atatürk Airport.

The world has started acknowledging the success of Turkey's unmanned aerial combat vehicles, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Aug. 31.

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Iraq is interested in purchasing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), attack helicopters and advanced weapons from Turkey, the Middle Eastern country's defense minister has said.

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Another unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been added to the inventory of the Turkish security forces.

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Another unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been added to the inventory of the Turkish security forces.

At a major defense fair in Istanbul, Turkey's top body for promoting science is showcasing new missiles tailor-made for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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Topolšica – The Topolšica Hospital and the Slovenian national postal company Pošta Slovenije jointly presented the possibility of delivering blood samples by drone on Tuesday. According to the hospital’s director Jurij Šorli, they see drone transport as a safe and fast way to deliver analysis samples and thus speed up treatment.

Turkey's Bayraktar Akıncı Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) on July 10 flew up to an altitude of 30,000 feet, staying in the air for 13 hours and 24 minutes with a total payload of 1,360 kilograms (2,998 pounds).

Turkey's Bayraktar Akıncı combat drone broke a new record in the country on July 9 by flying at an altitude of 38,039 feet and staying in the air for 25 hours and 46 minutes.