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Now official: Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 spotted in military parade in Djibouti
[Garowe] The Bayraktar TB2 unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)  ...the occupiers of Greek Asia Minor...exported to Djibouti was displayed for the first time at the military parade for the East African country’s 45th independence anniversary. Baykar, the company that developed the combat drone, shared the images of the UCAV during the parade via its official Twitter account, celebrating the independence anniversary. "We celebrate the 45th independence anniversary of the friendly and brotherly country Djibouti," the statement read. With this statement, the export of Bayraktar TB2s to Djibouti became official, which had not been confirmed by the company earlier despite several news reports circulating in the media. Bayraktar TB2, the battle-proven drone used in Syria, Libya, Karabakh, and Ukraine, is the most exported UCAV around the world and has been sold to over 21 countries, including Djibouti. The TB2, which has a 12-meter (40-foot) wingspan and can soar to 25,000 feet before swooping in to destroy tanks and artillery with laser-guided armor-piercing bombs, helped undermine Russia's overwhelming military superiority, which gained it the worldwide fame. The Bayraktar drone has also received attention from Russian President Vladimir Putin ...President-for-Life of Russia. He gets along well with other presidents for life. He is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substance. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to him. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead from poisoning by polonium or other interesting substances... , and the Russian Defense Ministry has mentioned it at least 45 times in public since the war began on Feb. 24. The TB2 has been such a decisive factor in the conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Karabakh, and now Ukraine that it spearheads Turkey's global defense export push. Related: Bayraktar TB2: 2022-06-22 Russians repulse attack of Ukrainian forces on Zmeiny Island Bayraktar TB2: 2022-06-21 Ukrainian Perspective: Invasion of Ukraine: June 20th, 2022 Bayraktar TB2: 2022-06-18 Ukraine Military Sinks Russian War Boat On Snake Island Posted by: trailing wife 2022-06-29 |
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