Tunisian Air Force is set to receive three Anka (Phoenix) combat drones from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) under an $80 million agreement signed recently.
The deal was finalized after two-year negotiations that includes value of the contract and training process. It includes supply of three each of Anka drones and ground control systems to the Tunisian Air Force, as well as training of 52 pilots and maintenance personnel, Turkish media reported Sunday.
Turkey’s Turk Eximbank will reportedly finance the first unmanned system.
According to earlier reports, Tunisia was eyeing at Anka-S medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE), the first drone developed for the Turkish military.
www.dmilt.com data base recorded that during March 2020, Tunisian MoD had ordered eight Amka-S units from TAI , valued at $240M.