Turkey announced that it has sold 10 Bayraktar small UAS to Qatar as part of its effort to boost defense industry exports to Islamic states.
The small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) were exported under a general agreement made during the International Defense Fair (IDEF), which convened in Istanbul May 2011, for the sale of Turkish defence goods to Qatar worth $120 million within a year.
This $25 million sale will become the first export of sUAS by Turkey, and they will also be the first UAS in Qatar’s inventory. The “Bayraktar” sUAS are made by Baykar Makina, which also produces the “Malazgirt” mini helicopter and the tactical “Caldiran” unmanned aircraft.
Turkey, which sold defense goods worth over $1 billion abroad in 2011, has recently attempted to bolster defense exports to Islamic countries.
Source: BNE