U.S. Made No Financing Offers to Turkey on F-16 Jets
The U.S. denied President Erdogan's comment that Washington had made an offer to sell F-16 fighter jets but added that it had not made Turkey a financing.
erdoğan News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey is Offered to Acquire F-16 Instead of F-35: Erdoğan
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan briefed Turkey on the F-16 Block70 purchase process. President Erdoğan made this statement before his departure for the Africa Tour that starts with Angola.
Country
SSIK Results Announced
SSIK, which convened yesterday, stated that the issues related to adding new domestic and national systems to the Turkish Armed Forces.
Country
SSIK Convened at the Presidential Complex
The Defence Industry Executive Committee (SSIK) met in the Presidential Complex, presided over by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Kalın: F-35A Comes to the Agenda if Crisis Over
Spokesperson to the President of Turkey, İbrahim Kalın, made exclusive statements to Milliyet regarding Turkey’s request to acquire F-16s from the U.S.
Air
Bilateral Relations
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.
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.
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
Bilateral Relations
Pakistan's first PN Milgem Corvette F-280 Babur Launched
The first of four Milgem ADA Class corvettes built by the ASFAT company for the Pakistani Navy launched on August 15, 2021.
Navy / Maritime
Investment
Turkish Aircraft Carrier Project at Preliminary Research Stage
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in January 2021 that Turkiye would build its aircraft carrier.
Air
Unmanned Systems
TB2 Agreement signed with Poland
Turkiye and Poland signed the Tb2 armed UAV procurement agreement. Poland's defence minister and Baykar signed the agreement.
Ammunition
Unmanned Systems
MKEK Begins RDX Production
Turkey has introduced the second Energetic Material Production Facility to produce RDX, HMX, and CXM explosive chemicals.
Defence Politics
Stoltenberg calls Turkey “extremely important,”
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called Turkey “extremely important,” saying the alliance is a platform to address differences and disagreements.
