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🇯🇵 Japan and 🇹🇷 Turkey Strengthen Defense Ties | Focus on Drones, Military Cooperation & Strategy | August 2025

Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani made a historic visit to Turkey in August 2025 — the first by a Japanese defense chief — as part of a regional tour including Djibouti and Jordan. During the Ankara stop, Nakatani met with Turkish Defense Minister Yaşar Güler for high-level talks on military cooperation and unmanned aerial systems (UAS), reflecting a shared interest in modernizing and expanding defense capabilities.

🔹 Key Topics Discussed:

Cooperation on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and drone technology

Evaluation of Turkish drones, including the Bayraktar TB2

Initiating working-level defense talks on equipment and technology

Enhancing Japan Self-Defense Forces and Turkish Armed Forces unit-level exchanges

Strategic alignment on regional and global security issues


Japan is currently reviewing various international drone platforms, with Turkey’s proven systems — such as those deployed in Ukraine and elsewhere — being considered. No agreement has been finalized, but both nations expressed intent to continue dialogue, share knowledge, and explore long-term industrial collaboration.

🔸 Why It Matters: This visit underscores Japan’s increasing efforts to diversify its defense partnerships and invest in next-generation technologies. For Turkey, it represents an opportunity to strengthen ties in Asia and expand its defense export market.

📌 Official Statements and Sources:

Reuters Report (Aug 19, 2025): https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-...

Japan Ministry of Defense (MOD): https://www.mod.go.jp/en/article/2025...

Arab News Japan: https://www.arabnews.jp/en/business/a...

TurDef (Defense Industry News): https://www.turdef.com/article/japan-...


👥 Stay tuned for ongoing developments as Japan continues its UAV trials and both sides work toward possible procurement and future agreements.

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