Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Ukraine and Turkey Deepen Defense Cooperation through UAVs and Transports
The recent deal to supply Bayraktar TB2 UAVs to Ukraine brings with it further cooperation with Turkey, which also includes transport aircraft development.
A Bayrakter TB2 Block B is seen armed with a pair of MAM-L laser-guided glide munitions, derived from Roketsan's UMTAS missile. (Photo: Bayaluk/Baykar Makina)
A Bayrakter TB2 Block B is seen armed with a pair of MAM-L laser-guided glide munitions, derived from Roketsan's UMTAS missile. (Photo: Bayaluk/Baykar Makina)

Ukrainian military foreign trade company Ukrspetzeksport, part of the UkrOboronProm (UOP) state defense industry concern, signed a contract with Turkey’s Baykar Makina to deliver Bayraktar TB2 Block B medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) tactical UAV/UCAV systems, UOP announced on January 12.