DefenceTalkRussia and Turkey have agreed to lift nearly all remaining trade restrictions imposed in the aftermath of Ankara’s downing of a Russian warplane in 2015, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “You asked when we can speak about the lifting of the restrictions that emerged some time ago. We can speak of that today,” Putin said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-turkey-agree-to-lift-nearly-all-trade-restrictions-69892/

DefenceTalkThe contract for the Armoured Amphibious Assault Vehicle (ZAHA) Project was signed between SSM and FNSS on March 7th, 2017 in Ankara. Program was initiated by the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) to meet the amphibious armoured vehicle requirement of the Turkish Naval Forces Command. In addition to enabling the safe landing of units during […]https://www.defencetalk.com/fnss-to-develop-new-armored-amphibious-assault-vehicle-for-turkish-navy-69579/

DefenceTalkThe German government has refused approval for military exports to NATO partner country Turkey on a growing number of occasions. Ministers are concerned the weapons could be used to oppress the local population. Berlin has rejected more than 10 applications for arms exports to Turkey in recent months, reports German daily “Süddeutsche Zeitung” (SZ), citing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-blocks-arms-sales-to-turkey-69565/

DefenceTalkNATO must retain Turkey as a member despite soaring tensions over Ankara’s campaign for a controversial referendum, German Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday. Beyond Turkey’s strategic importance, von der Leyen warned that rupturing ties could give the democratic Turkish opposition to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan the sense the West was leaving it […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-warns-against-nato-break-with-turkey-69502/

DefenceTalkTurkey has announced its wish to obtain Russia’s loan to buy weapons, including S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems, Rostec state corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov told the Rossiya-24 TV channel on Tuesday. “They have voiced their wish to get a loan, but now the issue has not been solved. The Finance […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-seeks-russian-loan-to-buy-s-400-systems-69484/

DefenceTalkThe civilian death toll in air strikes thought to have been conducted by a US-led coalition on a jihadist-held Syrian village on Thursday has risen to 23, a monitor said. The Islamic State group is facing simultaneous offensives in northern Syria by government forces, Turkish-backed rebels, and a US-supported alliance of Kurdish and Arab fighters. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/suspected-coalition-raids-kill-23-civilians-in-syria-monitor-69442/

DefenceTalkRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the purchase of Russian-made military hardware, including S-400 (NATO reporting name: SA-21 Growler) air defense missile systems, on March 9-10 in Moscow, Turkish presidential adviser Ilnur Cevik said. Cevik made this statement in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV Channel. “Economic issues, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-turkish-presidents-to-hold-talks-on-s-400-system-in-moscow-69409/

DefenceTalkPresident Donald Trump told Spain’s leader Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday that the United States is committed to NATO, the White House said, despite his past criticism of the transatlantic military alliance. Trump’s first conversation with Rajoy since taking office on January 20 served to “reaffirm the strong bilateral partnership across a range of mutual interests,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-tells-turkish-spanish-leaders-he-backs-nato-69086/

DefenceTalkRussia and Turkey on Wednesday staged their first joint air strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said. Nine Russian and eight Turkish planes took part in the “first joint air operation” in the area around the town of Al-Bab in the Aleppo region, Lieutenant General Sergei Rudskoi told […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-turkey-stage-first-joint-air-strikes-against-is-in-syria-68841/

DefenceTalkRussia and Turkey will open negotiations about the possible purchase by Ankara of the advanced Russian-made S-400 air-defense system. Aleksandr Fomin, head of the Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, told Interfax on November 18 that an intergovernmental commission will “hold a meeting soon” to discuss a possible sale of the S-400. Turkish Defense Minister […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-mulls-buying-advance-russian-air-defense-system-68607/