Italy’s Leonardo forecasts $6.6 billion ‘upside’ from new wave of European defense spending
To deal with the changing geopolitical landscape, Cingolani called for "stronger alliances" and "industrial synergies."
Italy’s Leonardo and Turkey’s Baykar ink agreement for UAV joint venture
The JV is looking to tap into growing demand from the European drone market valued in excess of $100 billion over the next decade and will include production out of Italy and Turkey, Roberto Cingolani, CEO at Leonardo, told media in Rome.
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A joint project? Turkey’s KAAN fighter program attracts Gulf interest, exec says
"There are lots of interest [from a] number of countries, but these things are taking a lot of time and high-level decisions,” Turkish Aerospace Industries General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu told Breaking Defense.
Turkish defense exports surge to $7.15B, up 29 percent from 2023
Turkey's “commitment to self-reliance in defense technology is evident and this trend is set to continue in the coming decade," one expert told Breaking Defense.
Turkey’s Baykar acquires Italian firm Piaggio Aerospace
Piaggio has done work as a sub-tier supplier for the F-35 program, which Turkey was kicked out of in 2019.
Turkey joins drone-carrier operations club with first takeoff and landing from Turkish ship
“The flight, conducted at the convergence of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, lasted for 46 minutes before the aircraft successfully landed back on the same short runway, without the need for any landing support equipment,” defense firm Baykar said in a statement
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With Turkish drones in the headlines, what happened to Ukraine’s Bayraktar TB2s?
Analysts tell Breaking Defense that there has been a shift in how Ukraine uses its TB2 drones, as the direct result of Russia's change in air defense tactics over the course of the war.
Baykar CEO hopes massive Saudi deal paves path for Turkish defense firms in KSA
"Baykar is forging ahead like an icebreaker, creating a path" for more Turkish business with the Kingdom, CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Breaking Defense.