Türkiye intends to build a drone factory in Nigeria

Türkiye intends to open production drones in Africa, in particular in Nigeria. This was announced by the Ambassador of this country to Turkey Ismail Abba Yusuf.

According to the ambassador, the Turkish aerospace company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) intends to build an enterprise and produce ANKA family drones on it. The choice of Nigeria is not accidental, this country actively purchases Turkish weapons and generally cooperates with Ankara in many areas. Nigerians have already purchased Bayraktar TB2 drones from the Turks for the army and SONGAR quadcopters for the police. The Nigerians also signed a contract for the supply of Turkish combat helicopters T129 ATAK.

There is a lot going on in the defense sector between Nigeria and Turkey, and in fact, just recently, Turkish Aerospace offered to set up a factory for an ANKA drone in Nigeria. This will be a new stage of cooperation

- the ambassador said.

Earlier, Turkey planned to open the production of drones on the territory of Ukraine, but recently this topic has somehow faded into the background, and then completely died out. Apparently the Turks decided to shift their attention to Africa.

The development of the Anka drone began in 2004 after the US refused to sell drums to Turkey. drones Reaper and Predator. Initially, TAI developed two versions of the device: Anka Block A (reconnaissance) and Anka Block B (strike), and the serial model, which received a full range of capabilities, was called Anka-S.

Anka-S has a maximum takeoff weight of 1,7 tons (payload -350 kg). The wingspan is 17,4 m with a total length of less than 8 m. The drone is equipped with a 2.0 hp Thielert Centurion 155 piston engine. With. The declared maximum duration of stay in the air is 24 hours, the flight altitude can reach 9 km.

Comments

[cold wind]

Türkiye has delivered the first seven AKINCI drones to Pakistan. Beautiful photo.

[dmi.pris1]

By the way, whose engines are there? Ukrainian? Ivchenko-Progress?

[Mister X]

Quote from: dmi.pris1

By the way, whose engines are there? Ukrainian?

Did you read the news to the end?
Bottom paragraph:

The drone is equipped with a Thielert Centurion 2.0 piston engine with an HP 155 power.

[Orange Bigg]

Turkey Turkey, but how are things going with us in terms of the use of attack drones? The same Forpost-RU, Orion-RU. A video using the KAB-20S UAV Forpost-RU appeared today. X-50 or the same UPAB-50, KAB-50. They have a powerful warhead. They can work on tanks. For the same Leopards, but somehow there is little information about their use.

[Bingo]

And what for? In the pictures I see a healthy carrier, which can be seen a mile away and which is knocked down by any Needle and carries an analogue of the Lancet, not for long and not far ... It will do to drive the partisans if the Stingers are not driven to the partisans. And then, if the money has nowhere to go, otherwise the attack aircraft is two orders of magnitude better against partisans

[Andy_nsk]

In the pictures I see a healthy carrier, which can be seen for a mile and which is knocked down by any Needle

It’s unlikely that it’s a needle if it flies above 5000m, so any modern air defense system will knock it into the lung if it enters its affected zone.

[tralflot1832]

I see the free transfer of Turkish technology to the PRC. The PRC has very close interaction with the Pakistanis.

[Azerbaijan2023]

Quote: tralflot1832

I see the free transfer of Turkish technology to China

China has never dealt with quality, they work for quantity. Recent wars are evidence of this.

[Scott Liang]

Brother, you seem to trust some trolls.

China does not need Turkish technology. Turkey cannot do without Chinese engines and electronics, and Turkish drones cannot take off. Production lines are available in Germany and China. With the exception of China and the United States, no third country in the world has the full technology to build unmanned aerial vehicles. The Saudis are not stupid and are spending $4 billion to introduce Chinese production lines.
https://dev.abcdef.wiki/wiki/Thielert_Centurio

[Azerbaijan2023]

Quote from cold wind

Türkiye delivers first seven AKINCI drones to Pakistan

By the way, the first order was from Azerbaijan. Along the way, there are also in Azerbaijan. I wonder whose optics? In the place of the Turks, I would always buy as many engines as possible, all imported parts must be purchased immediately and in huge quantities. When Bayraktar was produced, the optics were Canadian, I want to note it was chic, it worked clearly. They placed a ban. Türkiye began to produce itself. So it was with the engine. Therefore, it is necessary to purchase immediately and as much as possible so that if there are resolutions or prohibitions, a certain time so that the conveyor does not stop.

What can I say about the drone. Turks have a good foundation about drone science thanks to Israel. I don’t know how a single use, but mass use (wolf pack) this toy can be very dangerous.

[Andrea]

And what. It will be very handy to drive poachers.

[tralflot1832]

So the Sumerians began to demand a kickback from the Turk, the main one in the construction of the Bayroktar plant, for permission to build the plant in millions of dollars.

[Adrian28]

The choice of Nigeria is not accidental, this country actively purchases Turkish weapons and generally cooperates with Ankara in many areas.

Wow!!! Erdogan climbs where the Ottoman Empire did not have time to reach.

[Michael]

Nigerians are clearly more predictable and adequate business partners.

[Nexcom]

yes. kickbacks are taken by God, unlike sharovary

[Alien From]

Turks are Turks, and we are slowly drying out Africa!

[Nexcom]

I have to disappoint you - they have already dried up. There, the Chinese are in full swing and everywhere they are already in charge. Except for a couple of places that our management hasn't liked yet...

[Michael]

Quote: Nexcom

yes. kickbacks are taken by God, unlike sharovary

Most likely, it's not about the size of the "rollback", but about predictability. Sharovarnye will easily go into denial, referring to force majeure and geraniums, and half the plant in the same Nigeria will turn out to be at dumping prices.

[Fizik13]

Türkiye intends to build a drone factory in Nigeria

And why does the Papuans need it?
After all, all components, equipment and workers will have to be brought from Turkey.
Isn't it easier to bring ready-made copies there, change the nameplate and voila.

[Bingo]

Actually, it’s logical, from tseGabon to normal Gabon. Well, we didn’t fly a little, we flopped in Niger - so what’s the difference ... Those that work, the sun is still high - the same ones, even less like monkeys than banderlogs

[Fangaro]

And who does Nigeria not get along with?
With Niger? With Chad? With Cameroon?

[solar]

Earlier, Türkiye planned to open the production of drones in Ukraine

It was never planned to produce ANKA series UAVs in Ukraine.

Turkish aerospace company Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) intends to build an enterprise and produce ANKA family drones on it

[Vasyan1971]

Türkiye intends to open the production of drones in Africa, in particular in Nigeria.

The right decision is in any way more reliable than bothering with Ukraine!

[Scott Liang]

For some Russians, it is very difficult to understand China's technological advantages. Piston engines for Turkish drones came from a Chinese company, but the fact was ignored by them
https://dev.abcdef.wiki/wiki/Thielert_Centurion

[Zaurbek]

In the place of our leadership, I would have long ago (even after the NKR) built a plant for the production of BRCT in the Russian Federation.