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Bayraktar added that the company\u2019s flagship product, the TB2 drone, was not part of the deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest order makes Saudi Arabia the third confirmed Gulf operator of Turkish Baykar drones after Qatar and Kuwait. The latter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2023\/06\/14\/kuwait-to-buy-turkish-made-tb2-drones-in-367-million-deal\/\">announced last month<\/a> it signed a contract worth $367 million for TB2s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman stated in a tweet on July 18 that the country will acquire the systems \u201cwith the aim of enhancing the readiness of the Kingdom\u2019s armed forces and bolstering its defense and manufacturing capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bayraktar said there are plans to carry out some of the production of the Akincis locally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The deal represents a turn-around between the two countries who have often been at odds in the last decade, following Turkish support to Qatar during the 2017 diplomatic crisis and Erdogan joining Western powers in blaming the Saudi government, and Mohammed bin Salman specifically, for the murder of 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