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NATO: Turkish pilots spent a month practicing drone takedowns before arriving in Ämari
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NATO: Turkish pilots spent a month practicing drone takedowns before arriving in Ämari

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Turkish pilots currently serving at Ämari trained for a month to intercept drones before arriving in Estonia.
  • Squadron commander Lt. Col. Atila Özdemir said each incoming pilot practiced shooting down drones many times.
  • Pilot Lt. Muhammet Ali Aydin said engaging a drone is more difficult than targeting a much larger, faster aircraft.

Turkish Air Force pilots now serving at Ämari spent a separate month practicing how to shoot down drones before coming to Estonia.

Lt. Col. Atila Özdemir, commander of Turkey’s 181st fighter squadron currently serving in Estonia, said every pilot had to practice the task repeatedly. “Every pilot who came here had to practice taking down a drone many times,” he said.

Özdemir added that drones are very slow, making it difficult for pilots to fly alongside them. Lt. Muhammet Ali Aydin, who has served at Ämari since early August, said firing at a drone is considerably harder than engaging a much larger and faster aircraft.

Every pilot who came here had to practice taking down a drone many times.

— Lt. Col. Atila ÖzdemirThe commander of Turkey’s 181st fighter squadron described the training pilots completed before arriving in Estonia.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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