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General Raza visited TUSAŞ Facilities
Air Bilateral Relations

General Raza visited TUSAŞ Facilities

Pakistan Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza and his delegation visited Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) in Ankara.

Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff visits SSB
Bilateral Relations

Pakistan Joint Chiefs of Staff visits SSB

Pakistan Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza and his delegation visited President of Defence Industries Professor Ismail Demir.

France offers Rafale fighters to Ukraine
Air Bilateral Relations

France offers Rafale fighters to Ukraine

France proposes its Rafale fighters according to French Websites Zone Militaire and Intelligence Online.

Turkey Hires Former F-35 Executive
Air Bilateral Relations

Turkey Hires Former F-35 Executive

The Turkish defence industry has hired a former Lockheed Martin executive to lobby Alexandria-based firm Pentagon Strategies on the F-35.

GAO: The Cost of Removing Turkey from F-35: $108 million
Air Bilateral Relations

GAO: The Cost of Removing Turkey from F-35: $108 million

The U.S. GAO examined the cost of the JSF program. The office claims that removing Turkey and establishing alternative suppliers will cost $108 million.

Greek Defence Minister Points out to the Turkish Navy
Navy / Maritime Air Bilateral Relations

Greek Defence Minister Points out to the Turkish Navy

The Greek Minister of Defence Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos participated, Wednesday 17 March, as a keynote speaker in the online event on “Greece’s defence shield as a pillar of stability and development”, organized by the AHEPA. AHEPA is a Greek American civil society organization.

Russia Wants to sell Su-35 and Su-57 Fighter Jets to Turkey
Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy Modernisation

Russia Wants to sell Su-35 and Su-57 Fighter Jets to Turkey

Russia is ready to negotiate the deliveries of fifth-generation fighters SU-57 and generation 4++ fighters SU-35 with Turkey.

Saudi Arabia did not pay its Debt to MKEK
Ammunition Bilateral Relations

Saudi Arabia did not pay its Debt to MKEK

Saudi Arabia imported bombs from Turkey but did not pay its debt. Saudi Arabia has a debt of 120.3 million dollars due to imports.

Kalın: Turkey loses, the US loses
Bilateral Relations Defence Politics

Kalın: Turkey loses, the US loses

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman Ibrahim Kalın Kalın accused the US of interfering with T-129 export to Pakistan.

The Shift and Rise in Turkish Defence Export
Bilateral Relations

The Shift and Rise in Turkish Defence Export

Turkish Exporters Assembly (Türkiye İhracatçılar MEclisi /TİM) declared Turkish defence exports for February 21. It can be said that the figures show new changes and changes in defence exports. Some traditional partners show less interest while newcomers appear. Overall figures indicate the rise in trade volume.

An Olive Branch to Egypt, Velvet Glove to Greece
Navy / Maritime Bilateral Relations Regional / Strategy Defence Politics

An Olive Branch to Egypt, Velvet Glove to Greece

Defence Minister Hulusi Akar attended the Blue Homeland 2021 Exercise at the Aegean Sea. Akar spoke about developing relations with Egypt and warned Greece.

Egypt’s Su-35 CAATSA Triangle
Air Bilateral Relations Defence Politics

Egypt’s Su-35 CAATSA Triangle

According to Al-Monitor, Russia officially announced that Egypt had received five Sukhoi Su-35 advanced combat aircraft.

IDEF on May, as planned
Logistics Investment Bilateral Relations Modernisation

IDEF on May, as planned

IDEF’21 15th International Defence Industry Fair will be held at TUYAP Fair Convention and Congress Centre between 25-28 May 2021 as it was planned.

New Player on Nuclear Energy: Meteksan Savunma
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software Investment Bilateral Relations

New Player on Nuclear Energy: Meteksan Savunma

Meteksan Savunma won an Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant tender and achieved a chance to transfer its capabilities in the defence industry to the civil area.