Spain signed a pact with Türkiye on Wednesday to import HURJET, the nation’s first indigenously developed jet coach and lightweight assault plane manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI).
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) additionally consists of plans to co-produce the plane’s infrastructure in Spain.
Turkish Deputy Defense Ministers Musa Heybet and Suay Alpay, Türkiye’s Ambassador to Madrid Nuket Kucukel Ezberci, TAI General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu, Spain’s Director General of Defense Industrial Strategy and Innovation, and Air and Space Force Lieutenant General Miguel Ivorra, different officers attended the signing ceremony in Madrid.
“Today is a very important day. Today, Türkiye has once again demonstrated its strength in defense aviation to the entire world,” Alpay informed Anadolu.
Emphasizing that concrete steps have been taken with a priceless product like HURJET relatively than simply slogans or expectations, he added: “A memorandum was signed here today, and the whole world witnessed it. This is just the beginning. We must proceed with care and sensitivity.”
He famous that HuRJET is a challenge developed with nationwide sources and that he personally signed off on it. “This is truly a special and valuable day for Turkey, Spain, and Europe. Evaluating global developments, everyone has already seen that Europe cannot proceed without Türkiye. Today’s agreement is a concrete sign of that. It should be seen as a signal flare.”
“Without Türkiye, Europe’s security is at risk and under threat. Everyone knows this very well,” he mentioned, stressing Türkiye’s potential coming from its historic potential and duty.
Highlighting the important nature of Spain being each a NATO and EU member, Alpay mentioned this makes the HURJET settlement much more important: “Today’s geopolitical conditions and developments have once again demonstrated how important and strong Türkiye’s position is in terms of its potential,” he additional mentioned.
Source: www.anews.com.tr