Türkiye is eager to cooperate with Japan in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, noting that joint development and production could offer significant opportunities to both countries.
In an interview with Japan's Nikkei Asia, published on Saturday, Fidan highlighted Türkiye's emergence as a major drone producer, saying that Ankara is eager to deepen defense-industrial relations with Tokyo.
"Türkiye and Japan have complementary capabilities, and we believe there is strong potential for mutually beneficial collaboration,” he said.
The minister stressed that Turkish drone technologies have proven themselves in different operational environments and could offer valuable opportunities for joint development and co-production with Japan.
"In aviation, particularly in unmanned aerial systems and anti-drone technologies, Türkiye has developed advanced and field-tested capabilities that could provide a strong basis for collaboration," he said.
