Vestel Savunma Sanayi AS, operating under Turkish conglomerate Zorlu Holding's subsidiary Vestel Group of Companies, has signed an agreement with Turkish Undersecretariat for Defence Industries for a project entitled Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Development Project.
According to a Vestel statement, in the scope of the $24 million project, Vestel will supply six unmanned aircraft called ‘Karayel' and three control stations to the Turkish Army in two years.
Vestel also said that the company has invested over $25 million in this field from its own sources and this reflects Vestel's long-term approach to the sector.