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Saudi Arabia in Pact with Turkey's Baykar Tech to Localise Drone Manufacturing

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Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Baykar Tech, Drone manufacturing, Defense industry, Strategic agreement, SAMI, Saudi Arabian Military Industries, Turkish drones, Gulf investments, Diplomatic relations

CAIRO – Saudi Arabia signed a strategic agreement with Turkish defence firm Baykar Tech to localise the drone manufacturing in The Kingdom, state-owned Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)posted on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday.

The drone manufacturing agreement “will enhance SAMI’s role in supporting the national defence industry and strengthening our local capabilities,” SAMI said.

In July, Saudi Arabia agreed to buy Turkish drones from Baykar in the biggest defence contract in Turkey’s history.

Investments and funding from the Gulf have helped relieve pressure on Turkey’s economy and its currency reserves since 2021, when Ankara launched a diplomatic effort to repair ties with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

Turkey had been at odds for years with the two Gulf states over Ankara’s support of pro-democracy movements in the Middle East and North Africa and the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

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