Defence Turkey: What are the latest developments regarding the program on the Akıncı UAV with 1500 kg payload capacity? Do you plan to proceed in line with a model based on a single main contractor? Or will a model in which existing capabilities and assets be utilized?
Currently we are evaluating the existing capabilities and encouraging the companies to negotiate with each other. Launching a tender and making a selection through competition is possible and we also envisage that a consortium model in which the companies could support each other, thus combining capabilities as a part of this program. Currently we are at a very early stage to tell what the result would be. We continue to classify and evaluate the capabilities, we know what to do and we know one’s own mind. In my opinion a cooperation or consortium model would be more effective at this point.
