ANKARA, Turkey \u2014 The Turkish military plans to use cargo drones<\/a> to run its logistical operations, part of a wider effort to incorporate unmanned systems into its inventory.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Turkish Aerospace Industries developed the cargo drones, which are expected to support units in combat zones in and outside Turkey, such as northern Iraq and northern Syria.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cOur Vertical Landing and Take-off Cargo UAV project will quickly and safely meet the logistical support our Turkish Armed Forces needs in mountainous terrain,\u201d TAI said in a Nov. 7 statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In June 2018, Turkey\u2019s procurement authority, the Presidency of Defense Industries (or SSB for short), launched a program to procure cargo drones with vertical landing and takeoff capabilities. TAI won the contract.<\/p>\n Turkey\u2019s top procurement official, SSB President Ismail Demir, said that the UAVs will go into serial production in 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThanks to the cargo UAV systems, the requirements such as weapons, ammunition, medical equipment, [and] equipment required by the security forces on the battlefield will be delivered in a very short time and safely even in difficult weather conditions,\u201d Demir said Nov. 7.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The drone can reportedly carry 50 kilograms and is meant to provide logistic support for troops in combat zones, especially mountainous areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Turkish companies, including TAI, are currently in the midst of manufacturing<\/a> a large variety of drones<\/a>, including armed aircraft.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Z2R4URIKWZBLDOA3J53GMJECMQ.jpg\")