The Bayraktar TB2 has been sold as independence in a box. In reality, it is dependence wrapped in wings. Turkey did not start from scratch. In the 1990s and 2000s, its air force flew Israeli Searcher and Heron drones against the PKK, and sought Predator and Reaper from the U.S. – denied, but exposed through … Continue reading The “Bayraktar Trap”: Cheap Airpower Or Costly Dependence; Why Turkey’s Customers Need To Be Wary? OPED