Turkiye to Catch NATO’s Expenditure Threshold in 2024
Turkiye will allocate $22.776 billion for military spending, equalling 2.09 per cent of its GDP as presented in NATO’s annual report.
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Defence Politics
Navy / Maritime
Air
Argentina Reportedly Offers Five Super Étendard Fighters to Ukraine
Argentina, suffering from British sanctions, reportedly offers five Super Étendard jet fighters to Ukraine in exchange of military support from France.
Air
Argentina Reaches Second-Hand F-16s for US$650 Million
Argentina purchased 24 second-hand Danish F-16A/B MLUs with AMRAAM and Sidewinder missiles for US$650 million.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Denmark Receives U.S. Permission to Sell 24 F-16s to Argentina
The U.S. Department of State has authorised the sale of 24 Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets from Denmark to Argentina.
Air
Argentina Postpones Fighter Jets Procurement to 2023
Argentinian Air Force experiences a chronic procurement problem. The country faces strong British sanctions due to the Falklands War, which dates to the 1980s. Since the United Kingdom creates every possible obstacle to Argentine’s modernisation efforts.
Defence Politics
The U.S. Warned Allies about Russian Attack on Ukraine
A recent report in the Washington Post revealed that the United States had leaked strategic intelligence to its allies, predominantly European countries, about Moscow’s plans to invade Ukraine.
Air
Sweden Concentrates on its fighter jet
Saab supports and participates with the BAE Systems project to develop the Tempest.
Regional / Strategy
The US Wants to Kill Two Birds with One Stone
The U.S. wants to end the Russian–Ukrainian crisis so that it can permanently enter the Black Sea.
Investment
Country
“Call of Duty” from ASELSAN
ASELSAN starts the “Back to Turkey program. It is renamed “Next Big Move to Türkiye” in 2020. The plan targets to reach Turkish talents who work abroad.
