Burak Ege Bekdil

Burak Ege Bekdil

Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.
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Challenging Programs Await New Head of TAI
Scores of ambitious indigenous development programs, including a fighter jet, will be a major challenge for Temel Kotil, the newly-appointed CEO of Turkey’s aerospace powerhouse Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).
Turkey Looks to Enrich Drone Fleet
Facing multiple asymmetrical security threats, Turkey increasingly relies on a strategy to enrich its inventory of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) types. Most recently, Turkey’s procurement agency released two requests for information (RFI) to task industry with research on two new types of drones.
Turkey Mulling Upgrade to Leopard 2s, M60s
Industry sources say such upgrades would cost Ankara anywhere between $2 million to $3 million per tank. A bunch of 300 to 400 tank upgrades will have a total cost of more than $1 billion.
Turkey Invites Russian Bid for Air Defense Contract
Turkish diplomatic and procurement sources said that the Russian contender was “invited” to make a bid again after the Turkish and Russian presidents met on the sidelines of a global energy conference.
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