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Turkey aims to become a premier exporter of UAVs

Turkey's domestic combat drones have scored high-profile successes in countries such as Syria, Libya and Azerbaijan. Ankara hopes to use these successes in its quest to become a premier exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).

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Besides their proven ability to take out enemy tanks, analysts said drones also offer Turkey a chance to beef up its spheres of influence through an assertive foreign policy. In Syria, Turkey used armed drones to avenge the deaths of dozens of its soldiers and halt the advance of brutal Bashar Assad regime forces in the northwestern province of Idlib.