Turkey Expects to Receive US Approval for F-16 Sale
Turkey expects the Biden administration to respond positively to its request to modernise its F-16 aircraft despite opposition from Armenia and Greece.
USA News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Navy / Maritime
Country
FBI Trapped Nuclear Engineer for Selling Information
U.S. nuclear submarine engineer and his wife are arrested in West Virginia with espionage-related charges. The FBI set up a trap.
Regional / Strategy
The Pacific Ocean Is Heading Towards Turbulent Times
While China boosted its footprint in the Pacific Ocean near Taiwan, a joint naval drill was scheduled to send a strong message to China.
Land
Poland Confirms Acquisition of 250 US M1A2 SEPV V3 Main Battle Tanks
Poland Defence Ministry confirmed its plan to acquire 250 M1A2 SEP V3 main battle tanks from the U.S. Poland intends to pay EUR 5.05 billion.
Air
Turkey Wants to Buy 40 US F-16 Fighters
According to Reuters, Turkey has requested the US to acquire 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets and nearly 80 modernization kits for its existing warplanes.
Weapon / Missile
The US Army is Near Getting its First Hypersonic Missile
On Oct. 7, 2021, the U.S. Army received its first prototype hypersonic hardware called “Dark Eagle” at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.
Air
Defence Politics
US Activates F-35 Squadron in Europe
U.S. Air Force activated its first squadron of F-35As based in Europe on Oct. 1 at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., as the service prepares to deliver the first fighters.
Air
Pentagon and LM to re-adjust F-35 Delivery Programme
The JPO and Lockheed Martin have agreed on an F-35 production rebaseline that ensures predictability and stability in the production process.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Erdogan Says Turkey to Buy More S-400, US Warns with CAATSA
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey still intended to buy a second batch of S-400 missile defence systems from Russia and the US statement included warnings.
Navy / Maritime
Dynamic Monarch/ Kurtaran Media Day is Held
Exercise Dynamic Monarch / Kurtaran-21, hosted by Turkish Naval Forces, is being conducted under the command of COMSUBNATO at Aksaz .
Bilateral Relations
The “BRIGHT STAR - 2021” exercise is held in Egypt
Egypt and the U.S. organised the International Interdisciplinary Exercise “BRIGHT STAR - 2021”, which took place in Egypt from 2 to 17 Sep 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Australia to Procure Tomahawk and Hypersonic Missiles
Australia will have long-range strike capability across the air, land, and maritime domains, including Tomahawk missiles for Hobart class destroyers.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Paris summoned US and Australian Ambassadors Over Submarine Deal
French ambassadors to the United States and Australia have been summoned in response to a new agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia under which Australia will receive nuclear-powered submarine technology from the US and the UK.
Air
LM introduces the LMXT for the U.S. Air Force's KC-Y Program
Lockheed Martin introduces the LMXT as America’s next strategic tanker. The company announced the tanker with “built-in America by Americans for Americans.” The tanker is offered in response to the US Air Force’s KC-Y Program.
