The construction of the Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle production plant has begun in Ukraine, Oleksandr Kamyshyn, Minister of Strategic Industries, announced on the air of the telethon.
"The plant began to be built in practice, not just a memorandum. It is about production on the territory of Ukraine. This is exactly the large Bayraktar plant that was negotiated a few years ago, then there were shutdowns, then scandals. Today this plant is starting to be built, we have taken real steps," he said.
On July 8, as part of the working visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyi to Turkey, a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of strategic industries between the states was signed. Among the areas of cooperation are the development of capacities and production capabilities of autonomous vehicles, in particular, unmanned aerial vehicles and increasing the production of various types of UAVs.
Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar said construction work at Baykar's local subsidiary, Kyiv-registered Avia Ventures, is progressing according to plan. The opening of the plant is planned for 2025.
