Approving the sale of Eurofighters to Turkey may have had good optics. but it undermines NATO's collective security, argues Sinan Ciddi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
Fashion aside, the president said he and the Turkish leader would discuss Ankara rejoining the F-35 program, suggesting Erdogan would be "successful" in buying jets he wanted.
Modeling and simulation get an AI upgrade for more realistic training and improved autonomous platforms.
Turkish Aerospace Industries, producer of the stealth jet, said that Indonesian and Turkish defense officials formally signed an agreement for the deal during a ceremony at the Indo Defence trade show in Jakarta.
Temel Kotil, TAI's general manager, claimed that the domestically-produced Turkish jet will outperform the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The indigenously-produced fighter "reached an altitude of 8,000 feet and achieved a speed of 230 knots," according to a statement.
Collaborating with other countries will accelerate the development process and with reduce the risks on Turkey, experts told Breaking Defense.
Hybrid communications requirements will shape the Army’s data infrastructure of the future.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is eager to promote defense industry, but analysts say that beyond politics, there’s some real progress.