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Milgem, Anka attract Brazil’s Interest 24 Aug 2013 | 12:46 pm
Turkey’s achievements in the defense industry in recent years continue to attract potential new partners such as Brazil, a leading emerging economy. The potential for cooperation in a good number of ...
Egypt cancels military exercise with Turkey 19 Aug 2013 | 01:30 am
Egypt has cancelled a joint naval exercise with Turkey, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The two countries had been scheduled to conduct the exercise, dubbed ‘Sea of Friendship 2011,’ from O...
Did Israel Use a Turkish Military Base in Latakia Attack? 23 Jul 2013 | 11:39 am
This story keeps getting weirder and more interesting: RT (formerly Russia Today) reports based on a “reliable source” that Turkey allowed Israeli air-force jet bombers to use one of its military base...
Erdogan acts to take away more clout from Turkish military 23 Jul 2013 | 11:33 am
Turkey, fearing the prospect of intervention, has again reduced the influence of the military. Parliament has voted to redefine the duty of the military in Turkey. On July 13, the ruling Justice and ...
Turkish, US Military Inspectors to Fly Over Russia 23 Jul 2013 | 11:08 am
Experts from Turkey and the United States will make a surveillance flight above the territory of Russia on board a specially fitted Turkish CN-235 plane. Military inspectors from Turkey and the Un...
Raytheon’s Mike Boots Explains Turkey’s Patriot Balance 14 Jul 2013 | 04:20 am
A Dutch soldier standing by a Patriot anti-missile battery at the Diyarbakir military airport in southeastern Turkey. (AFP) TR Defence’s North America correspondent and acting editor-in-chief Hasan K...
Turkey to Sync Air & Space Power 3 Jul 2013 | 10:07 pm
Turkey aims to maximize its aerial firepower through several simultaneous programs, mostly indigenous, that better synchronize air and space assets. The most ambitious program is locally designing, d...
Norway chooses DSME to build its biggest ship 3 Jul 2013 | 07:15 am
Norway has picked a South Korean shipyard and a British design to provide its navy with a new logistics and support vessel. The Norwegian Defence Logistics Organisation has selected Daewoo Shipbuildi...
Hungary’s Fire Sale of Soviet Military Hardware 3 Jul 2013 | 07:11 am
Hungary announced Monday plans to sell off its old Soviet-made tanks and fighter planes, saying they were in “very good condition” but expensive to maintain. Zoltan Borbiro, state secretary for the d...
TUBITAK to develop laser CIWS 3 Jul 2013 | 06:51 am
Turkey’s Scientific and Technological Research Foundation TUBITAK has officially opened a bid for the in-country development of a high-power laser weapon system. Such weapons are currently only deploy...
