Turkey is planning to equip its heavy attack helicopter ATAK-2 with 2x Ukrainian-built 2,500 hp turboshaft engines, Defence Turk reported. The Ukrainian engine, supposedly one of the most recent versions of the Motor Sich TV3-117 turboshaft engine, has been selected as a bridge-gap solution until Turkey can build its own —>
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Turkey will not recognize annexation of Crimea, ambassador says
Turkey has not and will not recognize the annexation of Crimea – it has been declared on international and bilateral platforms at all levels. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Turkey to Ukraine Yağmur Ahmet Güldere said this in an exclusive interview with ukrinform.net. “Our official stance on —>
Ukraine’s unrealized export potential reached USD 24bn in 2019
In 2019, the unrealized potential of merchandise export of Ukraine amounted to USD 24 bn, according to the International Trade Centre, Ukrinform reported. “China is the largest untapped market for Ukraine. Exports to this country can be increased by USD 1.9 billion,” the audit of the Ukrainian economy says. The —>
Ukraine and Turkey to create “strategic alliance”
Ukraine and Turkey have reached the level of partnership, which allows discussing the creation of a strategic alliance between the two countries in the defense industry. Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Strategic Industries Oleh Urusky said this in an exclusive comment to Ukrinform following a meeting with President —>
Ukraine signed the protocol on joint military projects with Turkey
Representatives of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry and the Directorate of Defense Industry of Turkey have signed an intergovernmental protocol on further steps to implement joint projects in the field of armaments and military hardware, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said in a statement. During the meeting, the parties defined priorities for 2020, —>
Ukraine to supply Turkish armed forces with 500 engines for military drones
Zaporizhia’s Ivchenko-Progress design bureau has won a $600 million contract to supply the Turkish armed forces with 500 engines through the 2020s, reports Defense Express. The Ukrainian state company will supply AI-450 turboprop engines to Turkey’s new Akinci military drone, and AI-25 turbojet engines to a yet unmanned fighter. As was —>
In Turkey 46 Crimean Tatar organizations called for end to Russia’s occupation of Crimea
A platform meeting was held in Ankara with the participation of 43 Crimean Tatar associations and three foundations. The meeting resulted in a resolution calling on the international community to end Russia’s illegal occupation of Crimea and protect the Crimean Tatar people from the persecution of occupiers, writes QHA media. —>
Turkey and Ukraine will develop a heavy class of military drone
Turkey and Ukraine will develop a ‘heavy’ class of military drone capable of flying 24 hours, as high as 12 km, and loaded with 1,000 kg in munitions. Named Akinji after the Ottoman Empire’s horse-mounted guerrillas, the drone has sensors, thermal imagers, and powerful cameras. With a 20-meter wingspan, the —>
Ukraine and Turkey will develop weapons and aerospace technologies
Ukrspecexport, part of the Ukroboronprom State Concern, and Turkey’s Baykar Defense, one of the leading drones manufacturers, have set up a joint venture in the sphere of precision weapons and aerospace technologies, according to a report posted on the website of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council (NSDC). “The main —>