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The Austrian Rotax company has suspended the supplies of engines that are used on the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 combat drones, reported the spokesperson for Rotax.
“The Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles are used for targeted killings not only in the fight against the PKK and its ally Syrian militants, but also in the Karabakh conflict,” reported.
Rotax explained that till now, it didn’t feel responsible for the use of its engines because the devices are originally produced for light and ultralight aircraft and were sold to buyers also through international agencies. Turkey was supplied with these engines through Italy.
Rotax says this move is in pursuance to its parent company Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) decision, which earlier suspended supplies over the matter.
Major protests took place both in Canada and Austria when it became known that technology produced in Canada and Austria is being used in the Turkish drones that are currently used by Azerbaijan to bomb Armenians in Artsakh.
BRP also suspended aircraft engine supply
Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) says it has suspended the delivery of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” after it became known that those engines are being used on Turkish combat drones deployed for Turkish aggression.
The Quebec-based company — better known for its Ski-Doo and Lynx snowmobiles — said it became aware late last week that some recreational aircraft engines produced by its Austrian subsidiary, Rotax, are being used on Turkish Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), CBC reported.
“We have recently been made aware that some Rotax engines are currently used in military UAVs, and have started a thorough investigation immediately,” Martin Langelier, BPR’s senior vice president and the company’s spokesperson, told Radio Canada International in an email statement.
“In the meantime, we are suspending delivery of aircraft engines to countries with unclear usage.”
Earlier Canada had suspended supplies of military technology to Turkey, with PM Justin Trudeau calling for an investigation to reveal how the supplies appeared in Azerbaijan.
The Artsakh armed forces shot down an attacking Bayraktar TB2 combat drone, which was equipped with a Canadian L-3 WESCAM CMX-15D optics, shedding light on the components of the supposedly Turkish aircraft.
