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Turkey's locally-made armed drones reshaping regional power balance by transforming warfare

The performance of Turkish UCAVs in Syria, Libya, and Karabakh brought new questions to the military field. One of the most significant advantages of the UCAVs was preventing loss of life, being unmanned systems. They were also economical in comparison to most military systems. On the other hand, UAVs had an important function in gathering intelligence.

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Turkey's locally-made armed drones reshaping regional power balance by transforming warfare
One of the remarkable comments on the UCAVs was made by the American political scientist Francis Fukuyama who put forward the "End of History" thesis. Fukuyama wrote that UCAV usage contributed to Turkey's rising as a regional power and had a decisive impact on the power balance.