The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar,is on a bilateral visit to Turkey to further discuss and explore how best Nigeria can partner with the European Nation on the production of Military hardware and equipments.
According to a signed statement by the Director Press and Public Relations, Henshaw Ogubike made available to newsmen in Abuja, Badaru will explore the possibility of partnering with Turkey in intelligence and information sharing for the mutual benefit of both countries in Defence cooperation.
The Minister who was accompanied by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Mashal Hassan Abubakar visited the Turkish Aerospace Industries in the capital city, Ankara as well as inspected various sections of the firm in charge of the manufacturing of modern military aircraft and other defence equipments.
Furthermore in the course of taking him round the facility, the CEO of the company, Engineer Temel Kotel informed the Minister that the industry was established in 1973 with the primary goal of manufacturing military aircraft, satellites, and unmanned aerial vehicles.
At the conclusion of the tour, the Hon Minister commended the company for its over five decades of successful ventures in the manufacturing of military facilities.
