Malaysia, Indonesia interested in buying Turkish armed drones

Turkey's FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has said that Malaysia and Indonesia had expressed keen interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defence firm Baykar.

Monday September 26 2022 04:51 pm

Reuters

Turkey said on Sept. 26 that Malaysia and Indonesia had expressed keen interest in buying armed drones from Turkish defence firm Baykar, which has supplied the weapons to several countries after battlefield successes.

"Many Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, show great interest in our defence industry products. Agreements are being signed," Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu told a press conference in Tokyo.

"We would most gladly meet Japan's need for drones," the minister added, on a visit there to attend the funeral of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

International demand for Turkish drones has soared after their impact on conflicts in Syria, Ukraine and Libya. On Sept. 21 Reuters reported that Baykar delivered 20 armed drones to the United Arab Emirates this month.