Ukraine and Turkey Could Expand Strategic Defense Partnership in Black Sea Security – mezha.net

Ukraine and Turkey Could Expand Strategic Defense Partnership in Black Sea Security  mezha.net

Ukraine and Turkey may expand strategic defense cooperation in Black Sea security, unmanned systems, aviation engines, naval technology, and maritime drones. Battlefield innovation and Turkish manufacturing could create a powerful new model for cooperation across the Black Sea. Ukraine and Turkey play a key role in ensuring security in the Black Sea. Their partnership in the defense industry is already of strategic importance and could expand into new areas in the future, according to Turkish international relations expert and founder of the Politics and Strategy platform Kemal Kısa. Ukraine and Turkey are two important countries in terms of regional security in the Black Sea. Therefore, naval cooperation between them could develop in the future.

According to the expert, one of Ukraine’s main assets is its combat experience gained during the prolonged war. Ukrainian engineers and developers have created technologies to address practical challenges that emerged on the battlefield, particularly in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles. Kyiv and Ankara have been cooperating in the field of unmanned systems for many years. Ukraine was one of the first countries to purchase Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones. Today, according to Kemal Kısa, cooperation between the two countries in the defense and industrial sector has reached a strategic level. The expert identified unmanned aviation, aircraft engine development, naval technologies, and unmanned surface and underwater