Piaggio has done work as a sub-tier supplier for the F-35 program, which Turkey was kicked out of in 2019.
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The terror of war, a helo crash mystery and the business of defense: 5 Middle East stories from 2024
From eye-witness accounts of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon to a rare appearance of Iranian weapons at a foreign arms expo, there’s a selection of Breaking Defense’s Middle East coverage.
By Agnes Helou
The Eurofighter consortium said in a statement that deliveries to the Spanish Air and Space Force will take place between 2030 and 2035.
By Tim Martin
The contract was signed Tuesday in Lisbon, and work on the ships is expected to begin in 2025.
By Agnes Helou
The last two Typhoons on order at the Warton facility are set to be delivered in 2025, meaning BAE needs to find more export customers to keep fresh a workforce it is counting on to make the sixth-gen GCAP fighter in the future.
By Tim Martin
The US has seen “very high interest” in American defense articles and services as Russia’s influence wanes, a State Department official told Breaking Defense, though limited budgets mean foreign military sales will likely focus on “niche” needs of Central Asian nations.
By Lee Ferran
“The flight, conducted at the convergence of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, lasted for 46 minutes before the aircraft successfully landed back on the same short runway, without the need for any landing support equipment,” defense firm Baykar said in a statement
By Agnes Helou
MILSATCOM for the most critical no-fail missions
With multiple nuclear-capable threats and space itself being a contested domain, assured and protected MILSATCOM are more critical than ever before.
“The configuration is based on six aircraft equipped with electro-optical cameras for reconnaissance, including the initial set of weapons, and ensures double radio coverage of the entire territory of Croatia in stationary and mobile version,” Croatian Defense Minister Ivan Anusic said.
By Agnes Helou
Turkey is currently facing a fighter gap as it waits for its planned 5th generation KAAN fighter to come online in 2030.
By Agnes Helou
Turkish firm Meteksan and ARES Shipyard recently agreed to a two-phase armed USV export to the Qatari Coast Guard, a senior Meteksan official told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou
“The agreements signed by Emirati companies at Saha Istanbul are part of an ongoing trend of strengthening defense industrial ties …,” analyst Albert Vidal told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou
Experts told Breaking Defense that the surge in spending is spurred by Ankara’s focus on boosting its air and missile defense capabilities as well as local defense production.
By Agnes Helou
This fleet will enhance the security of Doha and assert Turkey’s military presence in the Gulf amid potential destabilization efforts in the region, sending a message to “those who seek to undermine security.” said Ali Bakir.
By Agnes Helou
“We are cognizant of the fact that in order to live in peace on our lands, we must have a strong and effective navy in both our blue homeland and distant geographies,” Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said at a ceremony this weekend.
By Agnes Helou
