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Reasons behind Italy's interest in Turkish drones

According to a Turkish source, Meloni's primary interest in acquiring drones was for surveillance purposes in order to combat illegal immigration. The source said that Erdoğan reportedly requested Italian cooperation in the joint production of the SAMP/T air defense system in exchange for the Turkish drones.

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The SAMP/T system is a collaboration between Türkiye, France, and Italy, but Turkish and French officials have stated that the project has been stalled by technical objections from Italy and has not progressed as a result.