“We are no longer a country that admires other countries in the world with the potential it has. End this now, it’s history,” said the Turkish president
To strengthen the prestige of Turkey after the defense armor of Greece and the “freeze” of the American Congress on the upgrade of the F-16, the Recep Tayyip Erdogan invoking the robust drone industry which has emphasizing that they become the “great trouble of enemies». In fact, in his speech yesterday he spoke of “their own seas”in which corvettes and frigates circulate.
As the SKAI correspondent in Istanbul comments, Manolis Kostidis, Ankara considers that it is gaining strength with these aircraft in the battles taking place on various fronts, as Greece has upgraded the third generation aircraft, has already procured the Rafale which are 4th generation fighters and is waiting for the 5th generation, while Turkey is still waiting for the approval to upgrade the F-16s. Thus, it gives ground to drones and tries to show that with them it can gain some superiority.
“Now we sail our seas with our frigates with our corvettes. These are of our own making. But some others expect things from somewhere else. We exist with our drones, with our armed drones and our Akıncıs. Now we are with our Gökbey. Now, with all these weapons of ours, with these weapons, we are the greatest trouble to our enemies in the world. We are no longer a country that admires other countries in the world with the potential it has. Finish this now, it’s history“, he said characteristically.
According to Turkey’s industry minister, Ankara has about 280 manned aircraft, which are used by the army and navy, while there are reports that they are also used by the intelligence services on the side of northern Iraq and Syria.
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