The United States State Department formally notified Congress Friday that it had approved a potential sale of F-16Vs and F-16 upgrade packages to Turkey, following the deposition of Turkish documents… Continue reading "US State Department Approves Potential Turkish F-16 Sale After Swedish NATO Approval"
The United States State Department notified Congress on Friday that it has approved a potential sale of up to 40 F-35A Lightning IIs to Greece. In a press release, the… Continue reading "US State Department Approves Potential F-35A Sale To Greece"
The United Arab Emirates-based technology and defense company EDGE Group is working with Turkey’s leading unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturer Baykar Defense to integrate the Desert Sting precision-guided munition family with… Continue reading "EDGE and Baykar To Collaborate On Payload Integration Into Bayraktar UAVs"
Turkey’s parliament voted Tuesday night to approve Sweden’s application to join NATO, a sign of major progress after 20 months of stalling by the Turkish government. Turkish President Recep Tayyip… Continue reading "Turkish Parliament Votes In Favor Of Swedish NATO Accession"
The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) recently ordered 200 COBRA II armored vehicles from Turkey’s leading ground system manufacturer, Otokar. According to the manufacturer, the order, worth approximately $136 million,… Continue reading "Morocco Orders 200 Cobra II Armored Vehicles From Otokar"
On January 16, the Ethiopian National Defense Forces (FDRE Defense Force) received Russian-made 4th generation Sukhoi Su-30 fighters and Turkish Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicles with a ceremony at Harar Meda… Continue reading "Ethiopian Air Force Receives Russian Sukhoi Su-30 Aircraft and Turkish Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicles"
On Wednesday, January 17, at 10:55 local time (04:55 GMT), a Kyrgyz Air Force Mi-8MTV military helicopter crashed for an unknown reason during a training flight near the capital of Bishkek. One… Continue reading "One Dead in Mi-8MTV Military Helicopter Crash in Kyrgyzstan"
Iran’s navy claimed on Thursday to have seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman, following reports of a boarding earlier in the day. In a statement released through… Continue reading "Iran’s Navy Claims Seizure Of Oil Tanker In Gulf Of Oman"
Turkey has denied two former Royal Navy Minehunters, now part of the Ukrainian Navy, passage through their waters as the ships attempt to make their way to the Black Sea.… Continue reading "Ex-UK Minehunters Denied Access To Turkish Waters"
The first Sandown-class Mine Countermeasures Vessel (MCMV) purchased by Romania from the United Kingdom under the “Mine Hunter” program, Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu, arrived at the Port of Constanta on December… Continue reading "Romanian Navy Commissions First Sandown Class Mine Hunter"