As Sweden moves ever closer to joining NATO, both it and the alliance are reserving judgment on who or what caused damage to a telecommunications cable that runs between Sweden and Estonia, until an investigation concludes.
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Analysts tell Breaking Defense that there has been a shift in how Ukraine uses its TB2 drones, as the direct result of Russia’s change in air defense tactics over the course of the war.
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“We’re cognizant of the fact Russia is retaking a lot of positions that they used to have in the Arctic,” said Pål Jonson, Sweden’s defense minister. “There is a degree of militarization…and we have to respond to that.”
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Citing its planned military commitment, Stockholm says it “will be a credible, reliable and loyal member of NATO.”
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The agreement “shows that the Saudi defense industry is expanding its capacity to develop systems critical to its military capability. It also says that knowledge transfer is a fundamental value for its defense relations,” an analyst said.
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“Baykar is forging ahead like an icebreaker, creating a path” for more Turkish business with the Kingdom, CEO Haluk Bayraktar told Breaking Defense.
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Collaborating with other countries will accelerate the development process and with reduce the risks on Turkey, experts told Breaking Defense.
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Three major Turkish firms used IDEF to unveil new naval capabilities at the international expo in Istanbul.
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Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar described the deal as “the biggest defense and aviation export contract in the history of the Republic of Turkey,” though specifics haven’t been made public.
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With several conflicts in motion, “middle layer suppliers like Turkey, South Korea and Israel with more speed and flexibility than traditional suppliers, and with much less political strings attached to their defense exports, are rapidly and successfully picking up the slack,” military analyst Sitki Egeli told Breaking Defense.
By Agnes Helou
Though the delay does not fundamentally threaten Sweden’s membership, it could raise concerns among NATO partners that Turkey will use it as a bargaining chip to elicit new political or military concessions.
By Tim Martin
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will bring his demands for European Union membership to this week’s NATO summit.
By Aaron Mehta
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, said after a meeting today that “unsolved issues” remain, all but ending the prospect of NATO expanding to 32 members at the alliance’s Heads of State Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, next week.
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Running a close second to Turkey’s presence at LIMA were a constellation of PRC firms, including large exhibits from four of the major state-owned defense firms.
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