State Department for F-35: Conditions Remain Unchanged
U.S. State Department: "Everyone knows the conditions required for the supply of F-35s to Turkiye, and our policy has not changed." in response to Turkish MoD.
Turkish MoD News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Air
British Secretary of State for Defence Healey Visits TUSAŞ
British Secretary of State for Defence John Healey, invited by Turkish Counterpart Yaşar Güler, visited TUSAS along with Secretary of SSB Haluk Görgün.
Country
Musa Heybet has been appointed as ASFAT Chairman
Deputy Defence Minister Musa Heybet has been appointed chairman of the board of directors of ASFAT (Military Factory and Shipyard Operation Inc.)
Country
Heybet will be Responsible for Five Units, and ASFAT
Turkish Defence Ministry has Musa Heybet as the new Deputy Defence Minister, and he will sit on Tüfekçi’s chair but replace Durdalı’s missions.
Navy / Maritime
Country
ASFAT to Construct Oil Collection Vessel for BOTAŞ
Defence Ministry Company ASFAT Inc. will construct a “Marine Cleaning and Oil Collection Vessel” for use in Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAŞ) activities.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
Turkish Corvette TCG Kınalıada Bypass Indian Port
Bitter relations between Turkiye and India affect port visits. The planned Indian port visit of the TCG Kınalıada, did not take place. The ship is on the way.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Modernisation
Bloomberg: Türkiye Scaling Down $23 Billion Defence Contract
Bloomberg claimed that Turkiye is taking action to reduce costs in the $23 billion F-16 deal. The contract will be downsized to brand new fighters.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s First PN MILGEM Class Corvette Reaches Karachi
Pakistan announced that the First PN MILGEM class, multi-purpose corvette PNS BABUR 280, reached the Karachi naval base in Pakistan. ASFAT Constructed 4 ships.
Navy / Maritime
Pakistan’s PNS Babur Leaves for her Homeport
Pakistan Navy’s PNS Babur 280, prepares to sail to Pakistan, homeport. ASFAT released a video of Corvette showing that the ship is ready for departure.
Space
Turkish Air Force Attends NATO’s Space Symposium
Turkish Air Force attended the first NATO Space Symposium, which was held under the NATO Allied Command Transformation in Toulouse, France.
Navy / Maritime
Turkish Navy Unveils the Aircraft Carrier Programme
Following its reveal, TurDef visited the Turkish MSB/MoD Navy Design Project Office (DPO) to learn about the latest updates on the aircraft carrier project.
Navy / Maritime
A New Procurement Model for TF-2000 Might be on Table
The SSIK may invent a new solution so the Turkish Navy reaches the TF-2000 Air Defence Destroyer. TurDef understands that some modalities are being discussed.
Air
Defence Politics
Incirlik Airbase Becomes a Combat Base
The Ministry of Defence (Mod) announced that the 10th Tanker Base Command in Adana İncirlik was renamed the 10th Main Jet Base Command.
Air
Modernisation
Turkiye's F-16 Viper Modernisation to be Divided by Two
Turkiye’s F-16 Modernisation programme with the US is currently under discussion. Two institutions will share the workload to upgrade 79 jets to Block 70 level.
Country
Defence Politics
Turkish MFA Gets "Defence Industry" Regulation
Articles related to the defence industry were included in the duties of the General Directorate of International Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Bilateral Relations
Israeli Reaction from Turkish Defence Institutions
Turkish Defence Ministry (MSB/MoD) and the Defence Industry Agency (SSB) denied allegations of cooperation with Israel. Both supported Palestine.
