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Turkey - an emerging global arms exporter: growing competitiveness and strategic recalibration of the Turkish defence industry
Die Türkei auf dem Weg zum globalen Rüstungsexporteur: wachsende Konkurrenzfähigkeit und strategische Neuausrichtung der türkischen Rüstungsindustrie
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Abstract Over the past decade, Turkey's defence industry has undergone rapid development and its products have repeatedly proved their military capability. The Bayraktar-TB2 drone - a product of the Turkish manufacturer Baykar - is exported to numerous countries. In Ukraine, it is being used extensively aga... view more
Over the past decade, Turkey's defence industry has undergone rapid development and its products have repeatedly proved their military capability. The Bayraktar-TB2 drone - a product of the Turkish manufacturer Baykar - is exported to numerous countries. In Ukraine, it is being used extensively against the Russian army. In Nagorno-Karabakh, it turned out to be a game changer in favour of Azerbaijan in the conflict with Armenia. And it has left its mark on the battlefields of Syria as well as in northern Iraq and Libya. But the TB2 drone is only the most visible sign of what is a new era for Turkey's defence policy. The innovation ecosystem that has emerged in the Turkish military-industrial complex is intended to position the country as a "tekno-nation". For Turkey's NATO partners, this recalibration presents strategic challenges for further cooperation with Ankara. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Turkey; defense industry; weapon; export; innovation policy; security policy; alliance policy; NATO; economic policy; international cooperation; EU; Federal Republic of Germany
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Rüstungspolitik; Waffenverkäufe/Waffenlieferungen; Global; Implikation; Verteidigungs- und sicherheitsbezogene Beziehungen; Wirtschaftliche Faktoren; Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie; Unbemanntes Luftfahrzeug; Internationale wissenschaftlich-technologische Zusammenarbeit; Geopolitische Faktoren
Document language
English
Publication Year
2024
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 6/2024
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2024C06
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Published Version; reviewed
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Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications