{"id":65249,"date":"2023-08-11T19:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T19:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/11\/russia-sent-a-message-to-turkey-when-it-bombed-motor-sich-say-experts\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:56:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T20:56:06","slug":"russia-sent-a-message-to-turkey-when-it-bombed-motor-sich-say-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/08\/11\/russia-sent-a-message-to-turkey-when-it-bombed-motor-sich-say-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia sent a message to Turkey when it bombed Motor Sich, say experts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 Russia was sending a clear message to Turkey when it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/2023\/08\/06\/russia-mounts-a-massive-missile-and-drone-attack-against-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">bombed Ukrainian business Motor Sich<\/a>, which makes engines for Turkish aircraft, analysts have told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Aug. 6 missile and drone attack across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Ukraine<\/a> killed six people, Kyiv officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Zaporizhzhia-based facilities of Motor Sich, which his government took over in November, also came under attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The privately owned business Baykar builds the Akinci and Kizilelma drones, for which Motor Sich provides engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eugene Kogan, a security and defense analyst based in Tbilisi, Georgia, said Russian President Vladimir Putin was essentially telling his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan: \u201cDespite our friendly relations and respect to each other, your son-in-law\u2019s undertaking in Ukraine will cost him dearly\u201d \u2014 a reference to Baykar chairman Selcuk Bayraktar, who is married to one of the Turkish president\u2019s daughters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAny military facility in Ukraine, local or foreign, is a legitimate target, and Russia is not going to be deterred by Ukraine to destroy such targets,\u201d Kogan added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motor Sich and Ukrainian firm Ivchenko-Progress have been providing AI-450 engines for the Akinci drone, as well as AI-25TLT engines for the Anka-3 and Kizilelma drones. Turkish Aerospace Industries produces the Anka-3, and Baykar\u2019s Kizilelma is still under development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"837\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dp4xKDcW4AEmTrQ.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dp4xKDcW4AEmTrQ.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dp4xKDcW4AEmTrQ.jpg.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dp4xKDcW4AEmTrQ.jpg.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dp4xKDcW4AEmTrQ.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,714 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The privately owned business Baykar builds Akinci drones, for which Motor Sich provides engines. (Baykar Makina)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Motor Sich engines also power Turkish Aerospace Industries\u2019 Atak II heavyweight combat helicopter. And talks were underway for a Motor Sich engine to power the T925, TAI\u2019s utility helicopter. It\u2019s unclear where negotiations now stand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, LLC Avia Ventures, a Baykar subsidiary, obtained permission to produce its Akinci and TB2 drones in Ukraine, with work to start in 2025. In January of that year, Baykar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2019\/01\/14\/turkish-firm-to-sell-drones-to-ukraine-in-69-million-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">won a $69 million contract<\/a> to sell six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2021\/07\/26\/turkey-delivers-first-armed-drone-to-ukraine-much-to-russias-ire\/\" target=\"_blank\">TB2 systems to Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Later that year, state-controlled Ukrainian company Ukrspecexport and Baykar <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/unmanned\/2019\/09\/16\/turkey-ukraine-seek-to-jointly-produce-sensitive-defense-technology\/\" target=\"_blank\">signed a deal<\/a> to develop and produce \u201csensitive technologies in defense and aerospace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And in 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/06\/22\/setbacks-and-success-two-drone-makers-forge-a-footprint-in-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Turkey and Ukraine<\/a> signed a contract to establish a helicopter repair and maintenance facility in Ankara. As part of the deal, Motor Sich would provide spare parts and engine testing services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Baykar and TAI did not reply to Defense News\u2019 queries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe take it [the Russian missile attack on Motor Sich] as a symbolic Russian warning reflecting Russia\u2019s discontent over a few Turkish initiatives,\u201d a senior Turkish diplomat told Defense News on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Turkey is a member of NATO, it has maintained friendly relations with Russia. In 2017, Turkey bought the Russian-made S-400 air defense system, angering members of the Western alliance. But last month, Erdo\u011fan met with Zelenskyy and backed Ukraine\u2019s hopes of joining NATO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ozgur Eksi, an Ankara-based analyst, said the Aug. 6 attack \u201cis a message both to Ukraine and to Turkey.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Russian attack effectively kills co-production plans and any Turkish appetite to buy Motor Sich,\u201d Eksi told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Turkish procurement official said the country has enough Ukrainian-made engines on hand to run, among others, its drone programs uninterrupted. The official was not authorized to speak to the press, and Defense News could not independently verify the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Eksi said, \u201cthis may be a short-term solution, but not a relief from a long-term perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Turkish company Baykar builds the Akinci and Kizilelma drones, for which Motor Sich provides 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