International Courant
ABUJA, Nigeria
A number one Turkish protection agency Havelsan goals to broaden its companies in Africa by assembly the protection wants of “pleasant and brotherly” African international locations, a senior official stated.
The protection agency additionally desires to determine strategic partnerships with African nations inside Türkiye’s African Initiative imaginative and prescient, Havelsan Common Supervisor Mehmet Akif Nacar advised Anadolu.
Stating that the corporate opened on the continent through the coronavirus pandemic, Nacar stated: “Our advertising actions accelerated with common reciprocal visits and participation in regional festivals and conferences as of 2019. At this level, Havelsan’s model recognition has elevated significantly in varied international locations.”
Noting that the agency had attended the African Airforce Discussion board for the third time in a row since its inception, he stated: “We’ll take part wherever it’s organized subsequent 12 months to create enterprise alternatives.”
He burdened that the Turkish-made Baha UAV, fight administration techniques, coaching techniques, and coaching simulators are amongst Havelsan’s standout merchandise and options for Africa.
“We wish to present many tasks in Africa, and we additionally provide our merchandise by way of our companions in Türkiye. We bought a variety of merchandise reminiscent of Baha, Barkan (unmanned floor automobile), and taking pictures simulators,” he stated.
Nacar defined that Havelsan bought Introduction (Community Enabled Information Built-in Fight Administration System) by way of a battleship undertaking signed by a Turkish firm with the Nigerian Navy final June, making Nigeria the seventh nation to which Introduction is exported.
Stressing that the Baha system was additionally supplied by way of one other Turkish firm’s undertaking undertaken in Nigeria, the overall supervisor stated the corporate seeks to export Baha to different African international locations.
“We consider that Baha can have a grip out there because of the truth that it’s a small system, has an reasonably priced worth and is straightforward to make use of,” he stated. “Baha will probably be a starting and different international locations will take this (the usage of Baha in Nigeria) for instance and search for our merchandise.”
Nacar highlighted that the corporate plans to supply Atak helicopter simulators within the coming interval because the variety of Atak helicopters will increase in Nigeria.
Havelsan conducts enterprise improvement actions with all different African international locations, notably Nigeria, Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda and Gambia within the sub-Sahara, and Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Egypt, Senegal and Cameroon within the north and the Francophone African area.
“We see very real curiosity in Nigeria as a result of they’re very fed up with earlier dangerous experiences reminiscent of shopping for at a a lot costly price, not having the ability to get upkeep assist, or getting it too costly and never having the ability to use the system correctly,” he stated.
Given the historic context and pleasant and brotherly relations between Türkiye and Nigeria, he believes that Turkish Airways’ each day flights to the nation on Africa’s western coast present a bonus for Havelsan to develop companies there.
“We expect that Africa will probably be a shining economic system of the longer term, that it incorporates enterprise alternatives, and that the longer term is open for cultural and financial cooperation,” he added.
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