Two Iranian passenger planes made an emergency landing at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport on Aug. 26, APA reported, citing Dogan News Agency. Mahan Air’s Airbus A300 flying from Tehran to Dusseldorf, Germany, was forced to make the landing when pilots noticed a fire in the engine. An hour later, Iran Air’s Airbus A300 encountered undisclosed problems [...]
The relationship between the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Gulen movement — allies in undermining the power of Turkey’s unelected secular establishment in the military and judiciary — appears to be fraying. The differences are rooted in the proper role for Turkey on the international stage and the speed at which the [...]
Israel delivered its latest spy satellite into low Earth orbit on June 22, using an improved version of its indigenous Shavit launcher, defense sources here said.
An official Ministry of Defense (MoD) notice of the launch, which took place about 10 p.m., was expected by midnight, once technicians ascertained that the satellite appeared to be functioning.
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Fighters with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party are being urged to launch attacks on Turkish cities in retaliation against a government policy shift that Kurds claim works against their political will. In response, Turkish special forces have been sent to several provinces in southeastern Turkey. If violence breaks out in the cities, it could affect the [...]
In recent weeks, STRATFOR has explored how the U.S. government has been seeing its interests in the Middle East and South Asia shift. When it comes down to it, the United States is interested in stability at the highest level — a sort of cold equilibrium among the region’s major players that prevents any one [...]
Structural changes at the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) will take on momentum with the new head of intelligence, Hakan Fidan, who is expected to take office in May. The structure of the intelligence agency will be redesigned to resemble the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MİT Deputy Undersecretary Fidan, who was appointed [...]
NATO’s cyber defense watchdog, located in Estonia, is very eager to see Turkey, the largest military force in Europe, join its ranks, the organization’s director has said.
In an exclusive interview with Sunday’s Zaman, Ilmar Tamm, the director of the Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn, said he expects a steering committee meeting [...]
For over a year now, MI5 (Britain’s domestic intelligence agency) has been trying to improve the technical skills of its staff, especially when it comes to computer hardware and software. The agency is also in the process of expanding from 3,500 to 4,100 personnel. Noting that all the new hires were required to have good [...]
The U.S. Army and Air Force are both faced with a shortage of UAV operators, often for nearly identical aircraft (the 1.1 ton air force MQ-1 and the new 1.5 tom army MQ-1C). The shortage is more acute for sensor operators. That’s because more sensors are being mounted on UAVs. For example, last year the [...]
CIA Director Leon Panetta says aggressive attacks against al-Qaida in Pakistan have forced Osama bin Laden and his top associates deeper into hiding, and weakened the terrorist group’s ability to plan sophisticated operations.
Panetta told The Washington Post newspaper that in a recently intercepted message an al-Qaida lieutenant urged bin Laden to come to the group’s [...]
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