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African countries show interest in Turkish-made defense products

"Some of our products particularly come to the fore but we have various capabilities beside them," Ismail Demir told Turkish daily Sabah as part of the Africa Aviation and Defense Show (AAD2022). "African countries are interested in many of our defense products. Countries have different needs. There are needs such as border security, sensitive facility security, armored vehicles, unmanned aerial systems. Countries with a coastline have demands for naval platforms," Demir said.

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Stating that they are working on the integration of the free-falling version of the Kuzgun ammunition, which can carry different warheads from 20 kilograms to 60 kilograms (44 pounds to 132 pounds) and was developed domestically by the Defense Industries Research and Development Institute (SAGE) of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye(TÜBITAK), to Aksungur, Yıldız stated that rocket and turbo-propelled versions will follow. "We have finished the ground tests of Kuzgun, we have come to the virtual firing point. Probably within one month, the integration of Kuzgun will be completed and it will be used in the field."