Turkey to further cooperate with Kazakhstan on aerospace tech, drone production
Turkey and Kazakhstan agreed to improve ties on defense industry and sealed a deal to boost cooperation in space technology.
Ismail Demir, the head of Turkey’s Defense Industry Agency (SSB), accompanying Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during his visit to Kazakhstan last week, said they had significant contacts with Kazakh officials to further improve the relations on defense industry.
Demir said they signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kazakh Digital Development, Innovation, and Aerospace Industry Bagdat Musin on observation, communication, satellite, and subsystem manufacturing. Demir also said that he had a meeting with Kayirbek Usenbayev, the Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development, exchanging views within the scope of cooperation between the two countries.
2️⃣ Kazakistan Milli Uzay Merkezini ziyaret ettik. Dijital Gelişim, inovasyon ve Uzay-Havacılık Bakanı Sayın Mussin Bagdat ile gözlem, iletişim ve haberleşme, uydu ve alt sistem imalatı konularında işbirliği mutabakat zaptı imzaladık. Hayırlı olsun. pic.twitter.com/oIknIC5qy9
— Ismail Demir (@IsmailDemirSSB) October 14, 2022
Last month, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) also signed an agreement with two Kazakh aerospace companies, Kazsat and Ghalam.
“First step in strong cooperation with Kazakhstan on space. May the MoU we signed with Kazsat and Ghalam companies on the establishment of long-term strategic cooperation in the fields of satellite and space be beneficial to our country and our nation,”
TUSAS said.
Kazakistan ile uzay alanında güçlü işbirliğinde ilk adım ????????
— Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) September 29, 2022
Uydu ve uzay alanlarında uzun dönemli stratejik iş birliğinin kurulması konusunda Kazsat ve Ghalam şirketleri ile imzaladığımız MoU ülkemize ve milletimize hayırlı olsun. ???????? ???????? pic.twitter.com/goVh4dTM24
In May, TUSAS also signed a deal with Kazakhstan Engineering to begin manufacturing ANKA drones, during Kazakh president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev‘s visit to Ankara.
#ANKA gururla yoluna devam ediyor!
— Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii (@TUSAS_TR) May 11, 2022
ANKA İHA sistemlerinin Kazakistan’da ortak üretilmesi, teknoloji transferi yapılması ve İHA sistemleri için bakım merkezi konularını içeren MoU imzalandı. İki ülke için hayırlı olsun. ???????? ????????https://t.co/54QpBJppdb pic.twitter.com/Qtb94H5UeE