Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar and Azerbaijan signed a goodwill protocol Thursday April 27 on the joint manufacturing of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Baykar, and Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Agil Gurbanov signed the protocol during Teknofest, Türkiye’s premier aerospace and technology festival held at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.
Haluk Bayraktar, the CEO of Baykar, and Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Agil Gurbanov
Ramiz Tahirov, the commander of Azerbaijan’s Air Force, also attended the ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Bayraktar pointed out that today there is very close and strong cooperation between Azerbaijan and Türkiye in UAV technology with the understanding of “one nation, two states.”
“We are here today with Deputy Defense Minister of Azerbaijan Agil Gurbanov and Azerbaijan to further this cooperation. Together with Air Force Commander Ramiz Tahirov, we signed a joint goodwill protocol, and our goal is to further the strong cooperation between our countries,” he said.
Bayraktar said that Bayraktar Technologies Azerbaijan was established by Baykar in the capital Baku to develop advanced generation technologies, autonomous technologies and artificial intelligence that support new generation technologies.
Source: Daily Sabah