In such forums, people should feel the need to research 2 minutes for propaganda posters they find on facebook.
As of March 2021, the domestic rate is 93%.
It is one of the world's highest locality rate in the tactical class. But what is really important? Operational success. That is the real issue.
(The design of the system has been shaped by owner country's specific operational needs and experience, and this UAV is just one sub-element of a whole doctrine. If there is no domestic talent to do this, it will not be a product tailored to your needs, you have to buy whatever product is on sale in the international market. And it will not contribute to your local industry, on top of that you will be indebted to the selling country and perhaps make political concessions.)
If you do not know Armenian:
Its design, software, all critical components are national!
The tire is Petlas, not Beringer...
IMU is not Grumman LN200, Baykar...
Data link, not ViaSat, Baykar...
Oil, not AeroShell, Turkish Petroleum...
You can examine the avionics hardware from the table below.
Finally, with the Aselsan CATS system, there is nothing left to localize of critical importance for tactical UAVs. The reason for using Wescam in the first place was the weight difference and the stocked Wescam cams(product use on the shelf) delayed this need. When Canada blocked the additional import of this product, the necessary modification was made for Aselsan CATS and we thank Canada for this. Not considering the PD-170 integration is that it is an overpowered turbodiesel for this tactical class.
Let's start with the TB2's predecessor, the Çaldıran/ TB-1, this tactical UAV family has over 10 years of flight experience. The armed forces of nearly 10 countries have over 400,000 hours of flight time. Its operational success has now become an academic field of study and respected by the whole world. Its best combat proven system in its class as of now. For the next four to five years the order book is full and the company is already focused on the TB-3.
Never mind the nearly 300 TB-2s ever produced. Even the number of TB-2 ordered for the upcoming period is probably more than Egypt's total operational Tactical and Male UAVs.
I really don't understand why such a comparison is made. Egyptians should be proud of the developments in the Turkish defense industry. Because the Turkish people in general, for example, are proud of the developments in the UAE and KSA. Political disagreements are temporary. The technological achievements of each of our countries are for our common good in the long run.