The Turkish Army has relocated a batch of their controversially procured Russian S-400 long-range air defense missile systems to the port of Sinop on the Black Sea for a round… Continue reading "Turkey To Begin Testing Russian S-400 Missile System Over the Black Sea"
The story of Turkey and the S-400 Missile Defense Systems goes back to 2009. Turkey is located at highly important and fragile geopolitical position, as the southeastern frontier of NATO,… Continue reading "Has Turkey Bought a Second Batch of S-400 Missile Defense Systems?"
US Navy SEAL special operations forces completed a month long joint training exercise with Serbian counter-terrorist police last week. The US Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) effort is seen as… Continue reading "Navy SEALs Conduct Joint Training with Serbian SAJ"
Sergey Chemezov, head of Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec, told reporters that India made an advance payment for an order of the Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile defense system. “The advance… Continue reading "India Follows Through S-400 Plans With Advance Payment"
TASS news agency was told on 29 August by the press office of Russia’s Federal Service for Military and Technical Cooperation that Russia and India have settled the issue of… Continue reading "Indian Advance Payments for S-400 Systems Settled"
The Turkish National Defense Ministry released an announcement on August 27 of the commencement of delivery of components for Turkey’s second S-400 surface-to-air missile battery. According to the announcement, the… Continue reading "Second Turkish S-400 Battery Delivery Commences"
The White House Press Secretary has released a statement condemning Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian-made S-400 air defense systems and declaring Turkey’s continued involvement in the program impossible. The statement… Continue reading "Turkey Officially Ejected from F-35 Program"
The United States mulls to stop accepting additional Turkish pilots and ground personnel scheduled to undergo F-35 fighter jet training at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona, Reuters reported two anonymous US officials as saying.
Turkey is committed to becoming a global force in arms production. President Erdogan has said as much. This means, in practice, the ability to design and produce any weapon system… Continue reading "Turkey and the Consequences of the S-400 & S-500"