Italian, Turkish firms team up to make military drones

AFP | Rome

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Italian defence firm Leonardo and Turkish drone producer Baykar have agreed to work together to develop unmanned aerial systems, they announced on Thursday.

The new joint venture would be based in Italy and involve the design, development, production and maintenance of the drones, Leonardo said in a statement."The European market for the next ten years, covering unmanned fighters, armed surveillance drones, and deep strike drones, is projected to reach 100 billion dollars," it added. Arms industry orders have been increasing due to rising defence budgets in Europe in the wake of Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.