DefenceTalkAdvancing Islamic State fighters seized a third of the Syrian border town of Kobane Thursday despite US-led air strikes, as Turkey rejected sending troops in against the jihadists on its own. In fighting that killed dozens, calls grew for ground action to support Kobane’s beleaguered Kurdish defenders. But after talks with NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/isis-advances-in-kobane-as-turkey-rejects-solo-ground-action-60733/

DefenceTalkSelex ES has signed a contract worth approximately 12 million Euros with the NATO support agency NSPA to modernise three RAT 31 DL three-dimensional air defence radar systems. The radars are currently in active service in Turkey following a contract signed in 1995. The modernization program will align the three systems to the latest NATO […]https://www.defencetalk.com/selex-to-upgrade-nato-radars-in-turkey-59922/

DefenceTalkTAI (Turkish Aerospace Industries) and Finmeccanica – AgustaWestland are pleased to announce that the Turkish Armed Forces have taken delivery of their first “T129 ATAK” Advanced Attack and Tactical Reconnaissance Helicopter on 22nd of April 2014. This delivery, celebrated during an official ceremony on June 10th, is the first of 59 helicopters, 9 in T129A […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkish-armed-forces-takes-delivery-of-t129-atak-helicopter-59859/

DefenceTalkA Cyprus reunification deal would generate a 20-billion-euro ($27.2 billion) peace dividend for the recession-hit island, according to a study released Thursday. The study predicts an elusive UN-brokered peace deal would raise per capita incomes by approximately 12,000 euros, expand the size of the economy by around 20 billion euros and add an average 2.8 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cyprus-settlement-worth-20-billion-euros-59727/

DefenceTalkAirbus Defence and Space has today handed over the first of ten A400M new generation airlifters ordered by the Turkish Air Force. The Turkish Air Force formally accepted the aircraft from Airbus Defence and Space at the A400M Final Assembly Line in Seville, Spain. A further ceremony will take place in Turkey at a later […]https://www.defencetalk.com/airbus-delivers-a400m-to-turkish-air-force-59276/

DefenceTalkSikorsky Aircraft Corp. has signed agreements with the Turkish government and key Turkish aerospace contractors that license Turkey’s aerospace industry to manufacture 109 T-70 helicopters (Turkish variants of Sikorsky’s S-70i International Black Hawk helicopter) for operation by the Turkish Government, and to assemble 109 S-70i helicopters for Sikorsky. The agreements license the transfer of certain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-to-produce-up-to-600-black-hawks-58942/

DefenceTalkAttending a ceremony held at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command in the province of Konya to put into service the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft as part of the project entitled ‘Peace Eagle’, President Gül underscored the fact that these highly developed aircraft, which are owned by very few countries, have made […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-formally-inducts-first-aewc-aircraft-58849/

DefenceTalkAfter months of hard training and expectation, the rubber finally hit the road in Turkey for the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command. With a formal transfer of authority in the southeastern Turkey city of Gaziantep, Dec. 13, the formidable responsibilities of safeguarding civilians from airborne threats […]https://www.defencetalk.com/5-7-air-defense-artillery-soldiers-assume-responsibilities-in-turkey-49985/

DefenceTalkTurkey would look again at a US bid for a multi-billion-dollar contract for the country’s first long-range anti-missile system providing Washington agrees to produce it jointly, a top Turkish official said Monday. A “final decision has not been taken,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters, after meeting in Washington with US Defense Secretary Chuck […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-has-time-to-boost-bid-for-turkey-missile-system-fm-49678/

DefenceTalkTurkey is hoping to finalise negotiations to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system from China in six months’ time, the head of the country’s procurement agency said Thursday. “The immediate goal for us is in about six months to come to a reasonable level in our contract negotiations and to understand whether it’s possible to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/turkey-hopes-to-finalise-china-missile-purchase-in-six-months-49642/