Absolute nonsense. Not only do we design manufacture and fly our own drones in many different classes and variants, we also create our own flight systems and weapons that go on these planes.
Turkey bought some Heron drones waaaaaay back from Israel, not only where they delivered very late they also performed far below expectations. We sent them to be fixed and that alone took 3 to 4 years.
This incident was one of the sparks in Turkey to create her own program and here we are now.
Yes Israel helped us get here we are in drone tech, she did that by managing to **** up deliveries and producing a very bad customer experience for us.
*Turkey operates a special variant of the Heron, which utilizes Turkish-designed and manufactured electro-optical subsystems. For example, the Turkish Herons use the ASELFLIR-300T airborne thermal Imaging and targeting system designed and manufactured by ASELSAN of Turkey. The Turkish Herons also have stronger engines in order to compensate for the added payload created by the heavier ASELFLIR-300T. This is the same FLIR system currently used in the TAI/AgustaWestland T129 attack helicopter[14] and also the TAI Anka MALE UAV. IAI staff maintain that the Turkish Heron's "with its enhanced performance, is better than all existing Heron UAVs operating worldwide".[15] Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) provides maintenance and overhaul services for its Herons.[16]