ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey’s two-decade project to become a weapons-making power is beginning to bear fruit for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey’s low-cost drones helped upset the balance of power in Ukraine’s battle against the Russian invasion and are transforming conflicts around the world. A new group of Turkish companies is exporting helicopters to the Philippines, a naval corvette to Pakistan and armored vehicles to Kenya. Turkey has built its navy to compete with rival Greece and sells patrol boats to 10 different countries.