Retour aux nouvelles

10 novembre 2020 | International, Aérospatial

Turkey to use cargo drones for logistics, with production to begin in 2021

ANKARA, Turkey — The Turkish military plans to use cargo drones to run its logistical operations, part of a wider effort to incorporate unmanned systems into its inventory.

Turkish Aerospace Industries developed the cargo drones, which are expected to support units in combat zones in and outside Turkey, such as northern Iraq and northern Syria.

“Our Vertical Landing and Take-off Cargo UAV project will quickly and safely meet the logistical support our Turkish Armed Forces needs in mountainous terrain,” TAI said in a Nov. 7 statement.

In June 2018, Turkey's procurement authority, the Presidency of Defense Industries (or SSB for short), launched a program to procure cargo drones with vertical landing and takeoff capabilities. TAI won the contract.

Turkey's top procurement official, SSB President Ismail Demir, said that the UAVs will go into serial production in 2021.

“Thanks to the cargo UAV systems, the requirements such as weapons, ammunition, medical equipment, [and] equipment required by the security forces on the battlefield will be delivered in a very short time and safely even in difficult weather conditions,” Demir said Nov. 7.

The drone can reportedly carry 50 kilograms and is meant to provide logistic support for troops in combat zones, especially mountainous areas.

Turkish companies, including TAI, are currently in the midst of manufacturing a large variety of drones, including armed aircraft.

https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2020/11/09/turkey-to-use-cargo-drones-for-logistics-with-production-to-begin-in-2021/

Sur le même sujet

  • New Zealand unveils defense strategy documents. Here’s what they say.

    9 août 2023 | International, Sécurité

    New Zealand unveils defense strategy documents. Here’s what they say.

    New Zealand has released three defense documents outlining prevailing challenges, principals for its military and ways to improve the force.

  • HeliDax fera le MCO des Airbus Fennec de l'ALAT

    28 janvier 2019 | International, Aérospatial

    HeliDax fera le MCO des Airbus Fennec de l'ALAT

    Par Yann Cochennec Après s'être vu confier la fourniture et le MCO des 36 Airbus H120 pour la formation des pilotes militaires, HeliDax vient de remporter le contrat de maintenance des Airbus Fennec de l'ALAT. La nouvelle Direction de la maintenance aéronautique (DMAé) vient d'attribuer à la société HeliDax le MCO des 18 hélicoptères Airbus AS355N ou Fennec de l'ALAT au Cannet des Maures. Un contrat d'une durée de dix ans dont le montant n'est pas précisé et qui vont se traduire par la création de 26 emplois, souligne HeliDax. Huit seront affectés au siège de la société à Dax, trois dans un régiment de l'ALAT dans le nord-est de la France et quinze au Cannet des Maures, au sein de l'Ecole de l'ALAT et de la base Ecole Général Lejay. HeliDax s'est déjà vue confier la fourniture, le MCO et la gestion des 36 Airbus Helicopters H120 destinés à la formation des pilotes des forces françaises et de l'armée belge. http://www.air-cosmos.com/helidax-fera-le-mco-des-airbus-fennec-de-l-alat-119655

  • Lockheed scores US Army contract for major electronic warfare, intel and cyber platform

    28 septembre 2021 | International, Aérospatial, C4ISR, Sécurité

    Lockheed scores US Army contract for major electronic warfare, intel and cyber platform

    The contract will support additional prototyping and proof of concept for the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team.

Toutes les nouvelles