Erdogan, defense industry will reach 15.5 billion dollars in 2023 “We are among the leading countries in the world in the production of UAVs, UAVs, electronic warfare and warships. Our exports, which were 248 million dollars in 2002, reached 7 billion 154 million dollars in 2024, with an increase of 29 percent compared to the previous year. Our 2024 target is 64.5 billion dollars.” “We broke a new record by exceeding the dollar by 11 percent.” he said.
While Erdoğan pointed out that the flight tests of the National Combat Aircraft KAAN and HÜRJET continued, the first delivery of the GÖKBEY helicopter was made, the prototype production and tests of the KIZILELMA unmanned combat aircraft continued, and the acceptance of ANKA-3, Bayraktar TB3, TB2, Akıncı and Aksungur UAVs. He underlined that it was done.
Erdoğan stated that TB3 landed and took off from TCG Anadolu without using support equipment, thus making history as the first UAV capable of landing and taking off from a short-runway ship.
“We said ‘Bismillah’ to the locally and nationally developed Steel Dome Project. SİPER Product-1 system entered the inventory. We decided to both strengthen our missile stock with a range of 800 kilometers and above and accelerate our missile development program with a range of 2 thousand kilometers and above..
On the other hand, it has a range of up to 280 kilometers. BORA missile is currently known as the longest-range ballistic missile system in the inventory of the Turkish Armed Forces.
Ballistic missiles are divided into classes according to their range. Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBM) up to 300 kilometers; Short Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) have a range of 300-1000 kilometers, Medium Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) have a range of 1000-3500 kilometers, Long Range Ballistic Missiles (IRBM) have a range of 3500-5500 kilometers, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) have a range of 5500 kilometers and above. They are defined as missiles with a high range.
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