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EU Customs Union revamp is the minimum we should ask for and participation in EU procurement and defense projects.

The Greeks and S. Cypriots will block us out of any procurement that is EU led or financed. Otokar has a factory in Romania, Nurol in Hungary (?), Baykar soon in Italy. Thats our backdoor.

Okay I'll play the devils advocate and the economist. Do we need 1k high end tanks right now? And do we have other priorities that would be money better spend? 1k sounds excessive. If the Leos can be upgraded for a better bang for buck ratio, the Leos should be upgraded. I dont know the...

Its not only about it. But think about all the billions that will flow now and would be blocked from flowing into non EU countries. Otokars factory in Romania will come handy too.

Its a good deal for Baykar. They will get access to EU markets and funds. My advice for Turkish companies would be to buy smaller EU production sites to not lose out on the upcoming huge orders and EU funds.

Probably not entirely unrelated, than that a B52 recently joined us for an exercise. Seems like relations are warming up again. https://govconexec.com/2025/03/us-b-52-bombers-conduct-joint-weapons-drop-exercise-in-turkey/

https://www.spiegel.de/ausland/migration-tuerkei-will-mauer-an-grenze-zu-griechenland-bauen-a-70857c1d-d1c7-4be2-b607-b0766ca598db German Spiegel reporting that we're building a wall along the border to Greece, to stop refugees from crossing into the EU (!)

What an odd thing. Not Israeli state media but IDF in Turkish.

Not sure of reliable it is, but Greek media is reporting that we're in talks with Croatia for the export of Corvettes. https://www.enikos.gr/politics/i-tourkiki-exoteriki-politiki-ton-korveton-kai-i-chameni-efkairia-tou-polemikou-naftikou/2326252/

Or corruption.

Yeah, we might see some looser tender rule enforcements in the near future. One of the reasons why Europe is lacking behind, is bureaucracy after all.

NATO – Real Contributions by Country The Economist Magazine’s Graphic Detail column recently reported on military spending across countries for 2023, based on SIPRI’s measures of defence spending and this sites military PPP data. This week the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS)...

First there has to be a tender, and they will have to win the tender first. But most likely good chances of winning.

One could argue that they did fight each other, a little bit kinda. 13,000 Americans (in the Arkhangelsk and Vladivostok regions. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allied_intervention_in_the_Russian_Civil_War

https://www.dailysabah.com/business/defense/buoyed-by-contracts-aselsan-posts-4172m-net-profit-in-2024

No, nothing official so far.

Looks like FNSS has struck luck ever since they got rid of their British co-owners. 619 vehicles, that has to be at least 2-3m per piece - huge contract.

Looks like the C-130 from UK are on their way according to this https://www.savunmasanayist.com/turkiye-ingiltereden-12-c-130j-aliyor/

Hürjet with the new camo looks like a real fighter aircraft. Would buy.

Wonder how expensive this will be per shell.