Turkey to produce its own unmanned air vehicle

Undersecretariat for Defense Industries determined the unmanned air vehicle road map as part of its efforts to produce its own unmanned air vehicle in cooperation with the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK), industrial enterprises and universities. According to this plan, with 2030 deadline, the technological infrastructure for the production of the air vehicle entirely with domestic resources will be established. Within this framework, an auxiliary reference guidance is planned to be established in order to enable efficient usage of private and state sources. While the unmanned air vehicle market amounts to $5 billion globally for the year 2010, it is estimated that this number will climb to $50 billion annually in the next 20 years.