Turkey and the U.S. are seeking to sell some 500 “made in Turkey†Blackhawk helicopters to third countries, according to Francis J. Ricciardone, the U.S. ambassador to Ankara. “We will see over 600 Blackhawk helicopters, very high technology helicopters, produced here in Turkey. The great majority of these helicopters will go to third markets, third [...]
Cobra armored infantry fighting vehicle is expected to be produced in Kazakhstan, a close ally with whom Turkey shares cultural, historic and linguistic ties. Otokar, producer of the Cobra IFV and Kazakhstan Engineering has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the production of an undisclosed number of Cobra vehicles. According to the agreement, a new [...]
Turkey’s Undersecretariat for the Defense Industry has disclosed a new five-year strategic plan, which finalizes completion dates for key projects including Turkish-made tanks, aircraft, satellites, destroyers, and helicopters, in a bid to lift the country’s defense industry into a higher league. Altay, the Turkish-made tank project, will be complete by the end of 2015, the [...]
Turkey will not let an armed organization roam freely in its mountains nor will it talk to terrorists, Defense Minister Ä°smet Yılmaz said on Monday in an interview with Today’s Zaman. Speaking about the government’s recently announced shift of strategy in fighting terrorism, Yılmaz said, “Men with weapons in their hands will not roam our [...]
An indictment against BaÅŸbuÄŸ has been completed and forwarded to a court, seeking aggravated life imprisonment for the former military chief on coup charges. An indictment against former chief of General Staff retired Gen. Ä°lker BaÅŸbuÄŸ has been completed and forwarded to a court, seeking aggravated life imprisonment for the former military chief on coup [...]
Missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometers are a realistic target according to Professor Yücel Altınbaşak, head of Turkey’s State Scientific Research Institute. However, analysts remain uncertain as to Turkey’s capacity or need to achieve this goal. Turkey aims to build ballistic missiles with a range of 2,500 kilometers within the next two years, Turkish [...]
Relations between the Turkish and Iraqi governments have deteriorated sharply. In a speech to parliament on Monday, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, the head of a Sunni Islam-based religious party, accused his Iraqi counterpart, Nouri al-Maliki, the leader of a Shiite-coalition, of promoting sectarian violence against the Sunni minority in Iraq. Erdogan warned: “Maliki should [...]
The Turkish military is slated to acquire several weapons systems to use against terrorists from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) this year, one senior procurement official said last week. Italy’s AgustaWestland and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) have been collaborating on building the T-129 attack helicopter, a Turkish version of the company’s A129 Mangusta International. [...]
Eurocopter, the German-French-Spanish firm, joins AgustaWestland and Sikorsky in competition for Turkey’s multibillion dollars worth light helicopter bid. A top European helicopter-maker has expressed hopes that it will become Ankara’s key foreign partner in a Turkish program to design, develop and manufacture hundreds of light utility helicopters. Eurocopter is looking to help in making both [...]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan has said Turkish nationals of 30 years of age or older will be able to fulfill their military obligation by paying 30,000 Turkish Liras. Those who pay for military service will also be exempted from the 21-day basic military training, said ErdoÄŸan, speaking at his Justice and Development Party [...]
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