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Oh it is, I recognise about 95% of country outlines instantly (geo-nerd alert!)

I think they just mistook Bulgaria for Turkey on the map, coz they are morons. @Deliorman

https://www.airforcemag.com/pentagon-shifts-israel-to-centcom-responsibility/ Jan. 15, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine The Pentagon has changed the combatant command responsible for operations involving Israel, from U.S. European Command to U.S. Central Command, following White House-brokered...

https://alphadefense.in/tedbf-sneek-peek/ Credit to ADA and G Satish Reddy: Credit to Kuntal Biswas (this is interpreted concept art): (More at link) ============= Have to say if Tejas carries a Mirage-2000 design influence, it seems TEDBF carries a rafale influence. @Vergennes

https://www.defenseworld.net/news/28789/Indian___French_Rafales_Together_to_Undertake_First_Ever_Air_Exercise#.YAbN3OhKhPY The Indian and French Rafales will be in action together for the first time during bilateral Desert Knight-21 air exercises starting Wednesday. In a statement today, the...

https://www.indiasentinels.com/opinion/sappers-day-out-an-untold-tale-of-casual-heroism-of-a-combat-engineer-in-1971-bangladesh-liberation-war-4921 @Paro @Jackdaws @Joe Shearer et al.

https://www.ajaishukla.com/2021/01/at-43-million-each-tejas-mark-1a.html 1. Basic cost of 83 fighters : Rs 26,145 crore 2. ADA consultancy charges : Rs 800 crore 3. Maintenance running list of spares : Rs 8,000 crore 4. Technical training schools : Rs 600 crore 5. GSE/GHE : Rs 1,202 crore 6...

https://defencehub.live/threads/chinese-survey-ship-caught-%E2%80%98running-dark%E2%80%99-give-clues-to-underwater-drone-operations.4562/

https://news.usni.org/2021/01/16/chinese-survey-ship-caught-running-dark-give-clues-to-underwater-drone-operations A Chinese government survey ship was intercepted “running dark” without broadcasting its position via AIS (Automated Information System by Indonesian officials. The incident is...

http://www.canadiandefencereview.com/news?news/3059 Saab has offered to establish a new facility in Canada as part of its offer for Canada’s Future Fighter Capability Project (FFCP). This would be known as the Saab Sensor Centre and would be located in Vancouver, British Columbia, with a focus...

Turkey's likeliest threats/opponents are all fairly close to/neighbouring it (EEZ etc). Thus frigates and corvettes will give you the most suitable weapon + sensor max capacity/projection by way of more raw (surface) hulls available (compared to destroyers and cruisers etc which sink in lot...

Great, that means at least 3 will be on hand for Turkey soon. I suppose the TAI one will be MMU dedicated since as mentioned here already, it is really deserving to have its own since it will be quite a long term strategic "feeder" program at large.

Looking at this reasonably aggresive schedule...for TF-X, largest+capable near field and far field ranges in Turkey will be crucial for RCS and related emission studies. Here is paper concerning development of a near field facility instrumentation...

Turkey has not been a "Banana republic" ever since Ataturk founded the modern republic....and made a very clear cut well established secular, progressive and nationalist basis for the country....after kicking out the foreign armies circling like sharks at the time. Some people don't get how bad...

In addition to Gorkha already mentioned....there are these tough "local mountain folk" regiments (BTW "regiment" here refers to far larger mil org. rather than deployed field formation). Some that pop to mind roughly going in arc of himalayas from west to east: Ladakh scout, J&K Rifles...

Australia and Canada, large spread out countries....same issue....brother from another mother kinda thing.