{"id":55758,"date":"2017-11-17T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T17:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/17\/saudis-in-talks-with-tai-to-buy-six-anka-turkish-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:06:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:06:47","slug":"saudis-in-talks-with-tai-to-buy-six-anka-turkish-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/2017\/11\/17\/saudis-in-talks-with-tai-to-buy-six-anka-turkish-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudis in talks with TAI to buy six Anka turkish drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to acquire six medium-altitude, long-endurance drones developed by Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) and two ground controls stations, an official has disclosed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Work toward a buy of the Anka system has been underway for some time. Gorkem Bilgi, manager of the corporate marketing and communications department at TAI said \u201cthe Saudi \u2013 Turkish negotiations have been ongoing since 2013 but no official contract has been signed yet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Saudis had some requirements regarding the reconnaissance issues and we are still negotiating this part of the agreement,\u201d he added. The official also pointed out the ongoing negotiations between the two parties on the possibility of technology transfer to the Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An industrial source close to the deal stressed some \u201cbudgetary and administrative problems due to low oil prices, which lead the Saudis to demand a reduction of the aircraft\u2019s cost.\u201d Bilgi on the other side stressed the openness of the company on this issue \u201cespecially because of the current ongoing situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Anka is TAI\u2019s first indigenous design in aerospace. The Turkish Air Force currently operates four unmanned aircraft and is expected to receive an additional 10 in 2018. The Turkish Air Force and the Ministry of Interior are the main operators of the aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For his part, a military source added that \u201cthe United Arab Emirates has negotiated the acquirement of the aircraft, but the negotiations have not led to tangible results, especially since the UAE is locally developing its own unmanned systems.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Anka made its debut missionary flight last year in Turkey\u2019s eastern province of Elazig. 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