Turkey's Baykar and Italy's Leonardo announced on March 6 that they are forming a joint venture that will turn out attack drones. Their confirmation of the deal comes with defence companies seeking to quickly capitalise on the massive surge in European defence spending expected in response to the US sharply reducing its commitment to the defence

Italian defense and aerospace company Leonardo SpA and Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar are set to announce a partnership on drones, according to people familiar with the matter.

A new Joint Venture between Leonardo and Baykar, based in Italy, will exploit the industrial synergies and complementarities of both companies in the