Tokyo to discuss with Ankara buying Turkish drones

Japan's defense minister said his country will begin bilateral discussions with Turkey on Japan's possible purchase of Turkish drones. Nakatani Gen, on a two-day visit to the country that started on Tuesday, has held talks with Turkey's defense chief, Yasar Guler, and the head of the Defense Industry Agency.

On Wednesday, he toured Turkish Aerospace Industries, the country's leading defense company and a manufacturer of drones. He said his visits to the defense companies do not necessarily mean that Japan plans to buy Turkish defense equipment. At the same time, he said the two sides will launch studies on the possibility of specific cooperation, suggesting the purchase of such equipment will be put on the table.