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You don't know that. Untrue. Every force structure have different budgeting due to their different needs and size. It's not 33.3% x 3 at all. A tank used to cost 50.000 dollars in 1945 and a jet used to cost 5 million in 60s. In the original program, KKK is slated to get 250 Altays for about...

With these announced timelines of production and costs involved, we will never have 1000 modern/modernized tanks in the next 40 years unless someone else bankrolls us. Economies of scale don't work here at all. Army is not just being funded less, it's also being downsized since cold war ended...

Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk to visit Turkiye next week - seems Ukraine is on the agenda. Poland currently holds rotating presidency of Council of the European Union Says he wants to discuss Turkiye taking a bigger role in stabilizing the region via Reuters

"The Great Sea Interconnector-2GSI project between Greece and Cyprus is officially put on ice until further notice, following ADMIE's decision to suspend funding. The project was effectively halted in July 2024 when, south of Kasos, Turkish warships intercepted the course of an Italian ship...

"Fidan also addressed US President Donald Trump’s recent actions, which have left many Western leaders shaken, suggesting that they serve as “a wake-up call for us to unite and design our own centre of gravity.” He added that Türkiye would want to be part of any new European security...

Maybe if we shared the IP with them. They are not interested in a system if it's not French. It's a good thinking to have as much as possible.

That tender is not yet announced. Probably relating to Italian subsystems sold to drones in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Ukraine.

5 F-16s from 132 squadron, 2 KC-135s, 2 A400Ms and a C-130 landed in US the other day, presumably to join Red Flag 25-2. This will be the first Red Flag TurAF joined since 2016. Interesting timing. 2 of the F-16s carry Aselpod while others carry the Sniper, another interesting info.

"Diplomatic circles confirmed to enikos.gr the exploratory discussions between Croatia and Turkey for the construction of 2 to 3 ADA corvettes. The same sources reported that representatives of the manufacturing company “Savunma Teknolojileri Muhendislik ve Ticaret” (STM) recently met in Zagreb...

He can't directly. They signed in a new law in 2023 requiring 2/3 majority from the senate to do so for this exact possibility. He could sign an order that would lead to a battle between the institutions, that would be sent to SCOTUS. What he can easily do however is to undercut it like he's...

Also interesting, with fixed wings instead and parachuting down. Probably was a test article they wanted to retrieve and not a test munition.

Very interesting flight profile to be honest. Must be to test out the max range? Definitely Derman, good.

Most probably because TurAF have no intentions of selling F-16s.

Akıncı PT-3 test flight with Murad-100A AESA radar.

Holy hell, Graham threw Zelensky under the bus.

If they were available, we would for sure buy at least 4-5 C-17s in the next 10 years. Qatari ones were invaluable in Libya.

Multiple KC-135s, A400s and (per claims 5) F-16s flew over Italy and Spain, landing in the Azores today to rest and refuel. They are probably going to US for Red Flag 25-2. First time since 2016.

This previous news is now deleted from his website, and SSist says number is 12, again. Why do I even bother...

SDF is not PYD. We just did the same thing today.

Semi related: Vice President Yilmaz, who met with the UK Defense Minister: “We welcome the positive progress of the negotiations with the UK regarding the Eurofighter Typhoon procurement, and we share a common vision with the UK regarding the development of our cooperation in third countries...