Turkish BVR Missile Passed the Test with Radar Seeker
President of Defence Industry Demir, announced that Tubitak SAGE’s Gökdoğan Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile BVR/Peregrine) was fired with radar seeker.
f-16 News
Weapon / Missile
Air
PAF shortlisted F-16 and JAS 39 Gripen, excluding Tejas
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has shortlisted the US-made Lockheed Martin F-16 and Swedish Saab JAS-39 Gripen in its multi-role fighter jet (MRF) tender.
Air
Government Approves 32 Norwegian F-16 fighters for Romania.
Romania approved a bill to purchase 32 second-hand F-16 fighter jets from Norway on June 16, 2022. The order is worth approximately €454 million.
Air
M-346 is certified as a trainer jet for F-16 and F-35
The Leonardo M-346 Master has been certified by the US USAF as a jet trainer for future F-16 and F-35 fighter pilots in Poland.
Air
Bilateral Relations
U.S. Congress signals that Turkey might acquire F-16V
US Congress changes its anti-Turkish position. Congress signals the possibility of selling F-16 fighters to Turkey following U.S. President Biden’s letter.
Air
Romania to Continue Aviation Modernisation with F-35s
After purchasing second-hand fighter jets from Portugal and Norway, Romania will continue to upgrade its air force.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Akar: Turkish F-35s Standing in Hangar
MoD Akar stated that six F-35A Lightning II fighters produced for Turkey are kept in the hangar. Akar said the future of these aircraft is also negotiated.
Air
Logistics
Engine and Transmission
Hellenic Air Force Pays F-16 Engine Support for $233 Million
The State Department approved Foreign Military Sale Greece of Follow-on Support for F100-PW-229 Engine Maintenance for an estimated cost of $233 million.
Air
Country
Norwegian F-35 takes over NATO’s QRA mission from F-16
The Royal Norwegian Air Force's F-35s have officially taken over the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) mission, which served Norway and NATO for 42 years.
Air
Thailand Considers Acquiring F-35 Fighters Rather than Saab
According to the Royal Thai Air Force’s commander-in-chief buying eight F-35 stealth fighter jets from the U.S. would strengthen the country’s defence.
Air
Bilateral Relations
France Sold Second-Hand Rafale to Croatia
French Minister for Armed Forces Florance Parly announced that Croatia has just inked the deal to acquire 12 Rafale from France from her Twitter account.
Air
Simulator / AI / Drill/ Software
SDT Starts Serial Manufacturing of F-16 MEP Training Pod
SDT Space & Defence Technologies Inc. has been awarded a serial manufacturing order for the F-16 Ammunition Training Pod (F-16 MEP).
Regional / Strategy
US Considers CAATSA According to the Country
US Assistant Secretary Karen Donfried stated that imposing CAATSA on India and Turkey due to the S-400 is “a lot of different pieces in the question.”
Air
Turkey may Acquire second-hand F-16 Block 10 from Denmark
According to Danish Radio, Danish Defence intends to sell 16 to 24 of its 43 F-16 fighter jets before the arrival of its complete force of F-35s in 2025.
Weapon / Missile
F-16 Fires SOM-J while Aksungur, and Akıncı Wait Their Turn
The SOM-J 5th Generation ASuW Missile had its first live-fire test at the Sinop Firing Range with an F-16C aircraft from the 401st Test Fleet Command.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Has Not Given Up On the F-35, According to Kalin
According to Turkey’s Presidential Spokesperson Ibrahim Kalın, Turkey did not give up its F-35 fighter planes.
