Saudi and Turkey seal drone deal
Jul 19, 2023
Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 19: A Turkish firm will provide drones to Saudi Arabia, Riyadh said Tuesday following a visit by Turkey's President RecepTayyip Erdogan that aims to attract foreign investment. Several contracts, including the drone deal with the privately-owned Baykar, were signed during a meeting between Erdogan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Red Sea port of Jeddah on Monday, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. HalukBayraktar, CEO of the drone manufacturer which is co-run by one of Erdogan's sons-in-laws, in a tweet called the deal "the biggest defense and aviation export contract in the history of the Turkish Republic".
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