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BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace sign MoU on joint uncrewed air systems

BAE Systems and Turkish Aerospace signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore uncrewed air systems development, pairing BAE's FalconWorks combat air unit with Turkish Aerospace's UAS expertise. No contract value or technical scope was disclosed.

Reported Editor-read Defence Industry Europe report, 6 November 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that any joint product, contract or funding has followed the memorandum.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-11. How the record is made

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