21 minutes agoFour special flights from Turkey to Kosovo, is this plane that brought the Bayraktar drones?
Periskopi(3 years ago)
(3 years ago)The Netherlands-based specialist who tracks flights and is quoted by prestigious media, Gerjon, has reported to his Twitter account that four flights from Tekirdag Airport to Pristina, with aeroporlan “Zetavia” Ilyusin Il-76 TD UR-CTX”, usually used for delivery of heavy goods or [...]
According to Gerjon, the shipment of Bayraktar drones has taken place through this plane, which Kosovo has expressed interest in buying since last year.
He says four flights have been accomplished so far and likely no more.
“Earlier today, there was the fourth flight with goods from Turkey's Tekirdag to Pristina with “Zetavia” Ilyusin Il-76 TD U n R-CTX, which will likely send Bayraktar TB2 The USV/direction to Kosovo. Based on the different routine (of the plane) that has now left Pristina, I think this may have been the last flight”, he wrote on Twitter.
Otherwise, it was reported in the media last night that the Kosovo Security Force was equipped with five Bayraktar fears.
According to these reports, the contract with the production company was signed nearly seven months ago by Defence Minister Armend Mehaj
The paper has asked the Ministry of Defence for these reports, but only a general response has been returned from this institution, where neither the equipment with these fears is confirmed nor denied.
Ibrahim Shala from this minister has only told Gazeta Express that KSF is under way in line with the Entire Transition Plan, which includes investment in the purchase of more modern military equipment.
The Kosovo Security Force since 2019 is under way in line with the Entire Transition Plan, with the focus of establishing professional and operational capacities, including investment in the purchase of more modern military equipment. In continuous co-ordination with our strategic partners for this, we are constantly engaged, with the aim of advancing the military to NATO standards level, to serve peace and security in the country, the region, and the wider”, says Shala's response to Express.
