Pakistan came 2nd and Italy 3rd in the competition.
The competition, held at Martyr Black Pilot First Lieutenant Gürcan Ulucan Square in Ankara Temelli, with the participation of 22 teams from 18 countries, started on October 20. 5 teams competed representing Türkiye: 2 from the Land Forces Command, 1 from the Naval Forces Command, 1 from the Gendarmerie General Command and 1 from the Special Forces Command. Distinguished Observer Day took place on the last day of the competition, in which there were 14 observer countries.
Distinguished Observer Day was attended by Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Land Forces Commander General Metin Tokel, Deputy Minister of National Defense Bilal Durdalı, Gendarmerie General Commander General Ali Çardakçı, Sudan Land Forces Commander Lieutenant General Malik Altayeb Khogali Alneıl, Somali Land Forces Commander Tuğgeranal Sahal Abdulahi Omer, ASELSAN General Manager Ahmet Akyol, STM General Manager Ömer Güleryüz and participating countries. military representatives attended.
Türkiye BECAME THE CHAMPION
In the competition, which was held with the aim of developing international cooperation between countries, encouraging knowledge and experience sharing, strengthening mutual understanding, increasing professional interaction, and introducing the flying eye and anti-flying eye systems produced by Turkish defense industry companies, the teams that successfully completed the course consisting of different obstacles for 5 days were ranked according to the scores they received. Accordingly; The Turkish Land Forces Command team as well as Turkey, Pakistan, Italy and France participated in the final race, and the teams, consisting of 2 pilots and 3 military personnel, competed to come first in the speed and maneuver category by completing 23 obstacle courses without any errors. As a result of the competition; The 1st team of the Turkish Land Forces became the champion with a score of 41.417. Pakistan ranked 2nd with a score of 50.253, Italy ranked 3rd with a score of 50.680, and France finished the competition in 4th place with a score of 57.142.
'TAF IS A DETERRENT POWER'
The winning teams in the competition were given their awards at a ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Chief of General Staff General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu stated that the Turkish Armed Forces is a deterrent force in its region with the opportunities and capabilities it has, and said, "In the development of this deterrent force, in addition to our technological capabilities, military cooperation and mutual experience transfer with friendly and allied countries have an important place. In the combat concept of the future, the front line is no longer at the center of the battle, but decision-making time, perception management and interaction between systems. The winner in the battles of the future; the war." "It will determine who perceives and decides faster and who uses manned and unmanned systems more harmoniously," he said.
'WE MUST COMBINE TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES WITH QUALIFIED HUMAN POWER'
General Bayraktaroğlu said that they were pleased to welcome the competitive teams to Türkiye and said, "The knowledge, skills and discipline you have demonstrated have demonstrated your ability to adapt to developing technology and changing combat conditions, as well as your level of education. The skills exhibited here once again reveal the importance of being prepared for the transformation in the battlefield. In today's world, where global and regional security challenges are increasing, the combined and effective use of manned and unmanned systems is one of the determining factors of the battlefield. Our goal is to protect our personnel, "To ensure that these systems are used in a complementary manner to reduce casualties and increase our operational effectiveness, we have to combine technological opportunities with the right tactics and qualified manpower," he said.
'10 MILLION KAMİKAZE SYSTEM TARGET IN 10 YEARS'
Pointing out that the defense industry is advancing its ability to produce local and national solutions in line with the National Technology Move, General Bayraktaroğlu said, "The fact that the localization rate in our defense industry has reached 83 percent is a concrete result of the determined work carried out in this field. The capabilities developed in the field of unmanned systems also reveal the technological level reached. As the Turkish Armed Forces, we aim to produce 5 million kamikaze systems in 5 years and 10 million in 10 years. These achievements are achieved by the Turkish Armed Forces." "While increasing the strength of the Turkish Forces, it also reinforces its independence in the field of defense. We will continue to increase the combat readiness, operational capability and deterrence of our Turkish Armed Forces by combining the opportunities provided by our defense industry with your knowledge, experience and determination to serve."
'IT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO JOINT WORK'
Commander of the Land Forces, General Metin Tokel, expressed his satisfaction with the intense interest shown in the competition and said, "I hope that this interest will continue to increase in the coming years. This organization, in which competitors from 18 countries and observers from 14 countries participate, is an important international platform that brings together the military personnel of different countries. At the same time, this competition provides the opportunity to share the military knowledge and experiences of different armies in today's world, where information superiority and decision-making speed are becoming increasingly important. In this context, I congratulate all the competitors who participated in the competition. This competition is important. "One of the advantages is that it enables the sharing of knowledge and experience between the military personnel of different countries, beyond individual success. I consider that this interaction will also contribute to the development of joint operability, which is of great importance in the battlefield of the future. We attach importance to contributing to the work within NATO with our deep-rooted military knowledge, operational experience and domestic and national technologies, sharing our experiences with friendly and allied countries and setting an example with our innovative practices."
AWARDS WERE GIVEN
The 1st place award was given to the Turkish Land Forces team by the Chief of General Staff, General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu. Awards were given to the 2nd Pakistan team by the Commander of the Land Forces, General Metin Tokel, and to the 3rd Italian team by the Commander of the Sudanese Land Forces, Lieutenant General Malik Altayeb Khogali Alneil.
