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A yet unnamed Turkish operator signed for 2 Piagio P.180 Avanti Evos, one will be an air ambulance. https://www.piaggioaerospace.it/en/media/archivio/news/2025-10-15-piaggio-aerospace-secures-order-for-two-p180-avanti-evo-from-turkish-operator2

Thought this part of the business was concluded. It's not good news that it wasn't. Wadephul was in Greece 2 days ago to request Greece not veto Turkey's joining of SAFE. If our purchase of EFs is tied to that, it's horrible in fact.

Yavuz and Cezayirli Hasan Paşa are planned to be preserved as museum ships. Mavivatan reports both now have M/G suffix instead of TCG so they are already stricken? So Yavuz is open for TF2000...

This was a great talk on a macro level on relationship between the two countries; less so on defence directly. Which is okay, he's just an ambassador. One question, on Hisar, they refer to the ship as Ushora/Uşora. Is this going to be the new name of Akhisar, is it finalized?

That's indeed Lithuania. Neptune Strike on this iteration was active on both the Med and the North Sea and Baltic. Armenia on the other hand do join some smaller exercises, usually in Georgia together with US, AZ and TR.

Dragon 8x8 program, as well as the tracked IFV program VAC are to be cancelled. Chances for FNSS and Otokar are increased a tiny bit. Otokar had signed a deal with Indra and FNSS with TSD and Oesia.

Per SSB vice chief, 13 billions worth of deals were signed in the first 9 months of 2025, 6bn of which are exports. "We signed new contracts worth approximately $13 billion in the first nine months of this year. Our exports for the nine-month period currently stand at $6 billion. " 55% of...

It's tilted 90 degrees on its axis, even though it's on a level downward flight without any visible maneuvering in the last leg. They are probably studying further flight envelopes.

New SOM-J test. Peculiar.

Some proper exercise footage from National Anatolian Phoenix 2025, CSAR T70s, drone captures, CQB, everything CSAR.

Make that 301. Look at her move.

Anadolu leading the pack, from last month's Neptune Strike.

Nice bit of detail.

"Funds of 2.4 billion of €, for the Air Force's new UCAVs program, with €242 million already this year. All the pieces are falling into place, with LBA System ready. Given the amount financed, i think it's the largest allocation founds in European Union on this regard."

It's like WW2 up in this!